Terms 1-5
Provides an essential background context
What is Prologue
Literary device that applies human characteristics to non human objects
What is Personification
Work that imitates another, often serious, work, author, or genre
What is a Parody
Irrational event using supernatural ideas
What is Superstition
Genre of literature or film that uses humor, exaggeration, or irony
What is Satire
Direct conversation between 2 or more characters
What is Dialogue
psychological, emotional, or moral struggle occurring within a characters mind
What is Internal Conflict
Symbolic imaginary comparison not using like or as
What is a Metaphor
Literary process that an author develops or represents and reveals a characters personality
What is Characterization
technique used to intense excitement in audience
What is Suspense
Technique highlighting a contradiction between appearance and reality
What is Irony
Object person or situation that stays the same while still representing a deeper meaning or idea
What is Symbolism
literary and philosophical practice of focusing on realistic matters
What is Realism
Type of comedy that relies on exaggeration and improbable situations
What is Farce
Use of a distinct form of language specific to a particular region group or character
What is Dialect
A comparison using like or as
What is a Simile
Literary device involving repetition of sounds
What is Alliteration
The organized sequence of interconnected cause and effect
What is Plot
Struggle between a protagonist and an outside force usually another character
What is External Conflict
Fundamental struggle between 2 opposing forces
What is a Conflict