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Julie Phelan vocab 9/12/12

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  1. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  2. pun
    a humorous play on words
  3. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
  4. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  5. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  6. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  7. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  8. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  9. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  10. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  11. setting
    the physical position of something
  12. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
Created on 九月 12, 2012 (updated 九月 12, 2012)

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