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Iliad/Odyssey
Epic Poetry: A long narrative poem about the adventures of an almost superhuman character.
Summary
A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
The time and place of an event.
Setting
Most exciting or tensed part in the story.
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Character: A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
Clones are people two.
Pun: A play on words
Plot
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work presented by the writer in a sequence of events.
Using language that usually signifies the opposite of what you said.
Irony
The end of a story where a solution to the problem is found and when loose ends are tied up.
Resolution
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Connotation: thoughts, feelings, and images associated with a word
Because it is winter season, it is cold outside.
Cause & Effect: The reason something happens and the result of it happening.
Mood
How the reader feels about the text while reading.
A warning or indication of a future event.
Foreshadowing
Inciting force
v/The event or character that causes the conflict or problem.
"He woke up on the wrong side of the bed."
Idioms: Language that is not used in everyday life and is not the actual definition of something.
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Mythology: Stories about gods and heroes that explain how the world works.
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
How the author feels about the subject or character
Tone
A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
Exposition
Calories: Energy
Denotation: Dictionary definition
"Is that a dagger I see before me?"
Soliloquy: A speech given by a character or human stating ones feeling and thoughts truthfully.
Indirect & Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization: Traits of a character that you infer by observing the character's thoughts, feelings, and action using clues in the book
Direct Characterization: Traits of a character stated directly in the book
Dictionary definition & Implied definition
Denotation & Connotation
1. Events leading up to the climax.
2. Events leading to the resolution.
3. Events that make the story exciting and problematic.
1.Rising action
2. Falling action
3. Complications
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Setting: Place and time of a story or scene.