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Every discipline has its own technical vocabulary; the study of literature is no different. In order to discuss fiction in an intelligent and competent manner, a familiarity (or literacy) with this vocabulary is crucial. Define each of the following words calling from various sources—reference books, lectures, your own reading—making clear your own understanding of the vocabulary. Pay particular attention to the bolded elements.
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allegory
alliteration
allusion
antagonist
anti-hero
archetype
atmosphere
canon
character(ization)
climax
colloquialism
conflict
convention
deconstruction
dénouement
description
deus ex machina
diatribe
epigraph
epiphany
ethos
exegesis
exposition
flashback
foil
foreshadowing
Freytag’s Formula
genre
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hero
hubris
hypertext
imagery
in medias res
irony
mellodrama
metaphor
metonymy
milieu
mimesis
monologue
motif
mood
myth
narration
narrative
narrator
novel
novella
onomatopoeia
oration
pace
paradox
parody
pathos
person
personification
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plot
point of view
prose
protagonist
Reader Response Criticism
resolution
reversal
rhetoric
rhyme
rising action
satire
science fiction
semantics
setting
short story
simile
stream of consciousness
style
subplot
surrealism
symbol(ism)
syntax
text
theme; 1
tone
trope
verisimilitude
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