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Literary, Drama and Poetry Definitions
to review for midterm
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English
9th Grade
03/04/2024

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Exposition
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Setting (time and place), beginning characters, beginning situation
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Inciting incident
Definition
Detail that gets the story moving in the direction it is going to take
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Rising action
Definition
Plot details leading to the climax
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Climax
Definition
When the main character comes face to face with the conflict either resolving it successfully or not
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Falling action
Definition
Plot details from the climax to the resolution
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Resolution
Definition
Conclusion of the story where lose ends are wrapped up
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Theme
Definition
Central message of story
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Antagonist
Definition
Character of force opposite of protagonist
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Protagonist
Definition
Main character
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Conflict
Definition
What the protagonist must face to help the story move
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Foreshadowing
Definition
Hints or clues about something that is going to happen later in the story
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Simile
Definition
Comparison between two things using like or as
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Metaphor
Definition
Direct comparison that doesn't use like or as
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Personification
Definition
Giving something non human characteristics
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Setting
Definition
Where and when the story takes place
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Oxymoron
Definition
Paring two contradicting terms together
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Foil
Definition
A character who is presented as a contrast to the second character. So as to point to some aspect of the second character
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Pun
Definition
A play on words
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Aside
Definition
A dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience or another character
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Monologue
Definition
Monologue is an long speech by one person addressed to other characters
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Soliloquy
Definition
a long speech in which a character expresses his thoughts or feelings aloud while alone upon the stage
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Motif
Definition
Recurring pattern image or phrase
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
When the audience or reader knows something the character doesn't
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Verbal Irony
Definition
When the literal meaning of what someone said is different from what they actually mean
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Situational Irony
Definition
When the opposite of what is excepted to happen happens
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Mood
Definition
Overall feeling the reader gets during the story
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Tone
Definition
Reflects the writer attitude towards the subject matter
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