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Is a term used to describe the common strategy of beginning of a story in the middle action

What is in medias res?

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a two-dimensional character in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work
What is a flat character?
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the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.
What is indirect characterization?
100
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
What is flashback?
100
the narrator's position in relation to the story being told
What is point of view?
200

a form of metaphor in which human characteristics are attributed to nonhuman things

What is personification?

200
are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader
What is a round character?
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the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work
What is the plot?
200
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
What is a protagonist?
200

_________ is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, without using the words like or as

What is metaphor?

300

A condensed form of paradox in which to two contradictory words are used together, as in "sweet sorrow" or "original copy."

What is a oxymoron?

300
a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop
What is a static character?
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a serious disagreement or argument

What is conflict?

300
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
What is an antagonist?
300
___________ is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.
What is symbolism?
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a common figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two things by using words such as like, as, than, appears, and seems: " A sip of Mrs. Cook's coffee is like a punch in the stomach.

What is a simile?

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a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude
What is a dynamic character?
400
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
What is suspense?
400

Is a brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature

What is allusion?

400

is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

What is tone?

500

a play on words that relies on a word's having more than one meaning or sounding like another word

What is pun)?

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___________ Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
What is direct characterization?
500
_______________ is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
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a flash of recognition in which someone or something is seen in a new light.
What is epiphany?
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is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between the appearance and the reality.
What is irony?