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- A figurative work in which a surface narrative carries a secondary, symbolic or metaphorical meaning |
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a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature. Allusions are often indirect or brief references to well-known characters or events. |
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a statement which has two or more possible meanings |
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- A literary analogy is a comparison in which the subject is compared point by point to something far different, usually with the idea of clarifying the subject by comparing it to something familiar. |
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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines. |
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- A literary analogy is a comparison in which the subject is compared point by point to something far different, usually with the idea of clarifying the subject by comparing it to something familiar. |
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- A flat character is a two-dimensional characters, they are lacking depth, predictable, personalities that are easily summed up. |
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A round character is a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it. Round characters tend to be more fully developed. They are more complex, have more “layers”. 3- dimensional characters. |
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do not change, remain consistent throughout the story. |
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Characters that go through a significant change in their personality |
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Characters who are repeated and stereotyped with no need to define, we can immediately identify them without explanation (dumb jock, snobby cheerleader) |
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is a character who has the extreme opposite characteristics of the protagonist or another main character. It enhances the qualities and characteristics of the main characters |
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any expression so often used its freshness and clarity has worn off |
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- an expression used in informal conversation but not accepted university in speech or writing. Groups of people who know something that is specific to one group of people |
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- nondramatic literary works marked by a happy ending |
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Fanciful notion, usually expressed through an elaborate analogy |
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- emotional implications and associations that words may carry, as distinguished from denotative |
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- independent of its emotional coloration or associations |
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Choice and use of words in speech or writing. |
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- encompasses the sounds, spelling, grammar, and diction employed by a specific people as distinguished from other persons either geographically or socially |
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