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English
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45 cards·by YukiKuranSama
colloquialism
casual rather then formal way to speak
colloquial dialect
author gives you characters speech as it sounds
Inclusio
similar structure at start and end of a section of text
Anaphora
repitition of several words at the beginning of a line of poetry or sentences on a page
Thesis
what your trying to prove
suspense
gets reader excited or curious about what might happen
static character
when a character does not change in the story
simile
comparison betweeen unlike things using like or as
setting
where the story or novel takes place
sensory detail
specific detail
round character
character that changes during the story
rising action
changes because of the introduction of a character
revise
to edit poor work
resolution
an end of a story, the final stage
relevency
all claims relate to thesis
protagonist
the main character
plot
the thoughtful arrangement of events in a story
personification
giving human-like qualities to an innaminent object
omniscience narrator
narrator who knows all the feelings and thoughts of every character
narration
telling a story
methods of characterization
static, dynamic, explicit, implicit, round, flat
metaphor
one thing is said but another is meant
Limited Narrator
when the story is told from one characters point of view
irony
when one thing is said but something else is meant
internal conflict
emotional or moral struggle between the character and themselves
imagery
visualizing the story
Iambic Pentameter
five iambs
Iamb
two short syllables followed by one long one
hyperbole
exageration, or dramatic effect
foreshadowing
hints of what could happen later in the plot
flat character
character that stays the same during the story
falling action
action leading to the end of a story
external conflict
struggle between one characters circumstances and anothers
exposition
when you get to know the characters and get hints of the central conflict of the novel
edit
changes to the thesis or claims
dynamic character
when a character changes over time
conflict
struggle between a character and some other force
climax
the moment of highest conflict when everything changes
claims
points of an essay that prove the thesis
characterization
when or how the author develops characters
blank verse
unrhymed verse
antagonist
fights against the main character
alliteration
the commence of two or more stressed syllables
3rd person narrator
narrator outside the story
1st person narrator
story is told from the main characters perspective