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what happens in a story: the events or conflicts.
What is Action
100
the person or thing working against the protagonist, or hero, of the work.
What is Antagonist
100
the final solution or outcome of a play or story.
What is Denouement
100
a literary work in which a character is speaking about him- or herself as if another person were present.
What is Dramatic Monologue
100
language used to create a special effect or feeling.
What is Figurative Language
200
a story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or generalization about life.
What is Allegory
200
the method an author uses to reveal or describe characters and their various personalities.
What is Characterization
200
an author's choice of words based on their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
What is Diction
200
a long narrative poem that tells of the deeds and adventures of a hero.
What is Epic
200
a literary device used to create a special effect or feeling by making some type of interesting or creative comparison.
What is Figure of Speech
300
a reference in literature to a familiar person, place, thing, or event.
What is Allusion
300
the high point, or turning point, in a story-usually the most intense point.
What is Climax
300
words that are old-fashioned and no longer sound natural.
What is Archaic Words
300
a word or phrase used in place of a person's name; it is characteristic of that person.
What is Epithet
300
an opposition, or contrast, of ideas.
What is Antithesis
400
a comparison of two or more similar objects, suggesting that if they are alike in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well.
What is Analogy
400
the problem or struggle in a story that triggers the action.
What is Conflict
400
an expression that is usually accepted in informal situations and certain locations.
What is Colloquialism
400
writing that is intended to make clear, or explain, something that might otherwise be difficult to understand.
What is Exposition
400
an exaggeration, or overstatement.
What is Hyperbole
500
a short summary of a funny or humorous event.
What is Anecdote
500
the set of facts or circumstances surrounding an event or a situation in a piece of literature.
What is Context
500
literature that instructs or presents a moral or religious statement.
What is Didactic
500
the action of a play or story that works out the decision arrived at during the climax.
What is Falling Action
500
a comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison is used.
What is Metaphor