The parts of the story leading up to the climax (intense action). Example: In Cenderella the fairy God-mother turns rags into a pretty dress, pupkins tun into a carriage, mice tun into horses.
Rising Action
100
A great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for adownfall, suffereing, or defeat because of a tragic flaw.
Tragic Hero
100
Extreme exaggeration; I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
100
pun
A play on words
200
Define metaphor
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
200
Giving background knowlege including setting and information about characters so the story will be understandable. Presented in the first couple of paragraphs.
Expostion
200
A solo speech, may be an excerpt from a play in which an actor pretencs to be talking to other characters or ewhen athe actor speaks dito the audience (usually used for auditions)
monologue
200
Hero, main character, or "good guy"
protagonist
200
Allusion
Reference to a work or story within another work or story
300
Define personification
Applying human characteristics to a non-living thing. Example "my bed is calling me"
300
The ending when the outcome is revealed and loose ends are typed up or explained. Ex: In Cinderella when she is fitted with the glass slipper- it fits. She gets maried to the Prince and lives happily ever after
Resolution/conclusion
300
When the audience knows something the character doesn't know. Example: When Romeo thought Juliet was dead, but the audience know she was in a deep sleep.
Dramatic Irony
300
The moral of the story
Theme
300
Motif
A reocurring theme or symbol. Example: Every time a student puts on the magic sunglasses they gain wisdom. The sunglasses would be a motif
400
Define idiom
A figure of speech common to a native language. Ex: "He ratted on me".
400
The parts after the climax, leading up to the resolution. Example in Cinerella: The clock stikes midnight, she loses her glass slipper, dress turns back into rags.
Falling action
400
Two characters in scenes together who are opposite of each other and highlight each others best and worst characteristics. Example: The nurse and the mother in Romeo & Juliet
foil characters
400
The main argument, usually presented in the first paragraph of an essay
thesis
400
Onomatopoeia
The word that makes the sound: Example: snap, crackle, pop, boom, bang, bing.
500
Define euphemism
Restating something harsh in a kinder/softer way. Instead of saying "he died", saying, "he went to a better place".
500
Highest point, most exciting part of the story. Ex: In Cinderella when she was Dancing with the Prince at the ball.
Climax
500
A work of art (play,movie,show) that is an imitation of life, serious in tone, and has themes dealing with real-life scenerios
Drama
500
When the opposite of what you would expect happens. Example: The police station gets robbed. There are 10,000 spoons when all you need is a fork.
irony
500
Antagonist
"Bad" guy, villain, person who goes against the main character