Lit Terms Fig Lang Eng 2H

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1st person

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a person inside the story is telling the story

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situational irony

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when the outcome is different from what we expected or considered appropriate

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foil character

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a character who is used to contrast another character

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rising action

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incidents which carry the plot along, part of the main conflict

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plot

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the chain of events in a story

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metaphor

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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theme

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the central idea or message in a work of literature.

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symbolism

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the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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climax

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the most intense, exciting, or important point of a story.

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denouement

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the final resolution or outcome of the story.