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main character in a piece of literature
What is protagonist
100
types or categories of literature
What is genre
100
the attitude a writer takes toward the reader
What is tone
100
repetition of vowel sounds
What is assonance
100
a character who stays the same throughout the story
What is static character
200
person or thing fighting against the main character
What is antagonist
200
dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation
200
the writer's choice of words
What is diction
200
a long speech by one character
What is monologue
200
repetition of the same consonant sounds
What is alliteration
300
character who contrasts another in order to highlight differences
What is foil
300
painting a picture with sensory words
What is imagery
300
a character which has no individulality
What is stock/stereotype
300
where a character, alone onstage, utters his or her thoughts aloud
What is soliloquy
300
use of words or sounds which appear to resemble the sounds which they describe
What is onomatopoeia
400
a word opposite in meaning to another
What is antonym
400
a brief reference to a person, place, or thing in history or literature
What is allusion
400
secondary meaning of the word; the feeling behind the word
What is connotation
400
story where people and things have hidden or symbolic meaning
What is allegory
400
a mild word or phrase that substitutes for another more offensive word
What is euphemism
500
speaking to an inanimate object; e.g. moon
What is apostrophe
500
story is told from the point of view of an all knowing narrator
What is omniscient (point of view)
500
a short, humorous, personal story
What is anecdote
500
same grammatical structure: walking, running, biking
What is parrallelsim
500
to make fun of a problem in society in order to expose it
What is satire