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minor or additional story line that in some what should enhance, clarify, or parallel the main
 
subplot
 
allusion
 
mood
 
motivation
a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known literature, etc.
 
allusion
 
suspense
 
motivation
 
crisis
the author tells the audience or reader about a character
 
direct characterization
 
indirect characterization
 
stock character
 
suspense
the all-knowing narrator describes many characters' thoughts, feelings, and actions
 
3rd person omniscient p.o.v.
 
1st person p.o.v.
 
2nd person p.o.v.
 
3rd person limited p.o.v.
the narrator is one of the character; the reader is told only what this character knows 
 
1st person p.o.v.
 
2nd person p.o.v.
 
3rd person limited p.o.v.
 
3rd person omniscient
a character who does not change much or at all during the course of a story
 
static character
 
flat character
 
round character
 
dynamic character
a character who is one dimensional and superficial; can be described in a single sentence
 
flat character
 
round character 
 
dynamic character
 
static character
what is said is the opposite of what is meant
 
verbal irony
 
situational irony
 
dramatic irony
 
foreshadowing
the moment right before the climax when the story's action can go either way 
 
crisis 
 
internal conflict
 
external conflict
 
climax
technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period
 
flashback
 
foreshadowing
 
allusion
 
crisis
a story's main idea or insight into life
 
theme
 
exposition
 
plot
 
allusion
a person, place, thing or event that has meaning in itself, but also stands for something more 
 
symbol
 
crisis
 
climax
 
setting
a factor added to a story that gives the protagonist a new problem to deal with
 
complication
 
internal conflict
 
external conflict
 
crisis
a character struggles with an inside force such as an emotion
 
internal conflict
 
external conflict
 
complication
 
climax
character or force that blocks the main character
 
antagonist
 
protagonist
 
stock character
 
complication
main character in fiction or drama
 
protagonist
 
antagonist
 
stock character
 
hero
the time and place in which a story takes place
 
setting
 
complication
 
symbol
 
resolution
a character struggles with an outside force such as another character, force or society
 
external conflict
 
internal conflict
 
crisis
 
climax
the most intense moment in the plot
 
climax
 
internal conflict
 
external confllict
 
crisis
the end of a story where the conflicts are solved and the story is brought to a close
 
resolution
 
conflict 
 
crisis
 
climax
the basic situation of a story; the necessary background information
 
exposition
 
resolution
 
theme
 
setting
the technique of giving clues to coming events in a narrative
 
foreshadowing
 
exposition
 
flashback
 
motivation
the opposite of what is expected happens
 
situational irony
 
dramatic irony
 
verbal irony
the audience knows something that the characters do not know
 
dramatic irony
 
situational irony
 
verbal irony
 
steam irony
a character who is complex and multidimensional, like a real person
 
round character
 
flat character
 
static character
 
dynamic character
a character who changes in an important way because of the story's action
 
dynamic character
 
flat character
 
round character
 
static character
the narrator describes the feelings and perceptions of only one character
 
3rd person limited p.o.v. 
 
1st person p.o.v.
 
2nd person p.o.v.
 
3rd person omniscient p.o.v.
the feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for a reader
 
mood
 
suspense
 
allusion
 
crisis
the author shows the reader or audience the character actions, dialogue, thoughts, etc.
 
indirect characterization
 
direct characterization
 
1st person point of view
 
3rd person limited p.o.v.
the feeling of anxious curiosity a reader has about what's going to happen next
 
suspense
 
mood
 
allusion
 
crisis
the reason a character does what he or she does
 
motivation
 
subplot
 
suspense
 
mood
not concerned; indifferent
 
nonchalant
 
interlock
 
induction
 
nonsense
worldwide epidemic
pandemic
conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy.
photosynthesis
stinky; having a bad smell
malodorous
a disease characterized by the practice of consuming an excess of alcohol
alcoholism
generous in forgiving, above small meanness, great-hearted
 
magnanimous
 
minimus
 
malformation
 
benefit
an insane person, said to be affected by the phases of the moon
lunatic
the state of being annoyed or exasperated
 
aggravation
 
arthritis
 
reservation
 
gastritis
a person who hates or despises people
misanthrope
a test before the real test, usually given to see what is already known
pretest
to make a written copy
transcribe
used to examine (look in)the ears
 
odoscope
 
microscope
 
telescope
 
helioscope
disliked by most people
unpopular
carrying something far across distance (fiction)
 
teleport
 
telegraph
 
telephone
 
telemetry
not finished
undone
engine that pulls a railroad train
 
locomotive
 
location
 
bifocal
 
trifocal
the study of form and shape
morphology
inflammation of the voice box
 
laryngitis
 
arthritis
 
demigogue
 
formation
inflammation within the heart
endocarditis
a device to measure time
 
chronometer
 
barometer
 
chronology
 
photometer
the killing of one human by another human
homicide
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
 
biodiversity
 
biography
 
autocracy
 
democracy
abnormally low body temperature
 
hypothermia
 
hyperthermia
 
thermostat
 
subarctic
the study of blood
hematology
a serious reduction in the body's water content
dehydration
energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth
geothermal
exact opposite; against
 
antithesis
 
centrifugal
 
hexameter
 
polytheist
to lead into something
introduce
substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.
pesticide
a lover of books
bibliophile
to go forward
proceed
to throw something out because it's unacceptable
reject
involving students from within the same school
 
intramural
 
external
 
endoscopic
 
skeptical
within a vein
 
intravenous
 
endocarditis
 
consanguineous
 
hematoma
to cut out (as a tumor)
excise
ten years
decade
government ruled by a king or queen
monarchy
instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
 
barometer
 
thermometer
 
autocracy
 
population
the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release.
liberation
an athletic competition with ten events
 
decathlon
 
pentameter
 
marathon
 
pentathlon
a geometric solid having four sides that are equilateral triangles
 
tetrahedron
 
decathlon
 
hexameter
 
polygon
telescope for looking at the sun
helioscope
belief that the sun is the center of the universe
heliocentric
government by the people
democracy
related by blood; sharing a common lineage
 
consanguineous
 
hematoligist
 
herpetologist
 
hematoma
a line containing six feet
 
hexameter
 
pentameter
 
tetrameter
 
heptameter
an eight-sided polygon
octogon
a polygon with 7 sides
heptagon
a five-sided polygon
pentagon
belief in many gods
polytheistiic
belief there is one god
monotheistic
machine that separates particles in a liquid by rapidly whirling the liquid around a central axis
 
centrifuge
 
circumference
 
ventilator
 
biologist
a society governed by women
 
matriarchy
 
patriarchy
 
monarchy
 
anarchy
a pair of eyeglasses having lenses with two parts with different focal lengths.
bifocals
lasting three years or occurring every three years
triannual
occurring or lasting two years
biannual
the act of preventing something from reaching its intended recipient
interception
time between old and new moon when the moon is invisible
interlunar
a meeting that brings people together to exchange views or information
 
conference
 
interview
 
centrifuge
 
combination
occurring before a war
antebellum
a place where people live, work, and play together
community
to go between two groups or individuals
intercede
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