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| The central figure in a literary work. |
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| A true or fictitious story |
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| Something that is exact opposite or contrary of another |
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| A pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllables |
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| A description that appeals to one of the 5 senses |
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| To break a literary work into parts and examine closely each part |
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| The everyday language spoken by a people |
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A speech made by a character who is alone and
speaks private thoughts as if the audience were
not there |
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A device in which human characteristics are given
to something nonhuman |
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Literature that develops plot and character through
dialogue and action; literature in play form |
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A short speech delivered directly to the audience
as if the other characters could not hear it
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| Profoundly moving; piercing; incisive |
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| The character who opposes or works against the protaganist |
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A dramatic disclosure; something not previously
known or realized
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A long, uninterrupted speech by one character that
reveals the character’s feelings
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Inclined to keep one’s thoughts, feelings, and
personal affairs to oneself |
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The repetition of the first sounds of many words in
a poem |
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| Lessened in intensity; softened |
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| A division of a poem into two or more lines |
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| Persuasive, powerful speech |
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