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Lit. terms
fowler #52-64
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English
9th Grade
10/27/2009

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Protaganist
Definition
the central character of a literary work.
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Refrain
Definition
a repeated line or group of lines in a song or poem.
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Rhyme
Definition
the repetition of sounds at the end of words.
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Rhythm
Definition
the beat giving poetry a musical sound.
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Satire
Definition
a type of writing that ridicules shortcomings of people or institutions trying to bring change.
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Science Fiction
Definition
writing involving imaginary events that involve science or technology.
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Secondary Characters
Definition
characters who play supporting roles.
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Setting
Definition
the given time or place of action
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simile
Definition
a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as
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soliloquy
Definition
a long speech made by a character in a play while no others are onstage.
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sonnet
Definition
a fourteen line lyric poem written in rhymed iambic pentameter
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stage directions
Definition
tells actors/actresses the way to speak their lines
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stereotype
Definition
a fixed idea or conception of a character
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