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sequence of events in a story, based upon conflict
What is plot?
100
Main Character
What is protagonist?
100
A direct comparison between two unrelated things (does not use like or as)
What is metaphor?
100
a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events
What is epic hero?
100
epic hero in The Odyssey
Who is Odysseus?
200
When and where a story takes place
What is setting?
200
Any other person, societal or environmental factor that causes conflict for a charter
What is external conflict?
200
An extravagant or excessive exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
200
long and elaborate comparison of two unlike things that carries on for several lines; uses like or as
What is epic simile?
200
writing that appeals to logic
What is logos?
300
The central idea of a text; refers to a universal statement about life and/or society
What is theme?
300
Anyone or anything that causes conflict for the main character
What is antagonist?
300
Giving human characteristics to an animal, thing, idea, or any inanimate object
What is personification?
300
a descriptive phrase used in place of a name, "nickname"
What is epithet?
300
brief reference to something outside of the work that the reader or audience is supposed to know
What is allusion?
400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
400
Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
What is figurative language?
400
Poem that tells a story
What is narrative poem?
400
long and elaborate comparison of two unlike things; carries on for several lines (does not use like or as)
What is extended metaphor?
400
ethical appeal in writing
What is ethos?
500
Character struggles with his/her thoughts and feelings regarding a particular issue
What is internal conflict?
500
a direct comparison between two unlike things; uses like or as
What is simile?
500
similar to a narrative poem but consists of a longer and more complicated story about a national hero
What is an epic?
500
Athena is also known as "the clear-eyed goddess"...what is this an example of?
What is epithet?
500
emotional appeal in writing
What is pathos?