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brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature
What is allusion
100
the character or collection of forces that opposes the protagonist
What is antagonist
100
the place and time a novel is happening
What is setting
100
comparison between two objects or ideas using the words "like" or "as"
What is simile
100
an account of somone's life written by somone else
What is biography
200
the hero or central character of a literary work
What is protagonist
200
an account of a subject which an author presents fact
What is nonfiction
200
a person presented in a dramatic or narrative work
What is character
200
a figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human characteristics
What is personification
200
perspective from which a writer writes their story
What is Point of View
300
decisive moment; turning point
What is climax
300
A word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good)
What is antonym
300
allows the writer to present events that happened before the time of the current narration
What is flashback
300
a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by other characters in the play
What is aside
300
the struggle within the plot between opposing forces
What is conflict
400
the process by which a writer makes that character seem real to the reader
What is characterization
400
telling things from his or her own perspective (I)
What is first person point of view
400
figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the words "like" or "as"
What is metaphor
400
word or words that appeal to the senses (sight, taste, touch, hearing, smell)
What is imagery
500
a way of saying one thing and meaning something else (deep thinking)
What is figurative language
500
prose literature, short stories and novels, about imaginary events and people
What is fiction
500
work intended to amuse the reader; ends happily
What is comedy
500
method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come
What is foreshadowing
500
the events that make up the story
What is plot