Regents English Exam - Literary Terms/Elements

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Some Regents English Terms and Elements for the exam.
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Allusion A reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, etc.
Catharsis When a character experiences an emotional cleansing
Characterization The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. This can be done by describing the character's thoughts, feelings, speech and actions, revealing the reactions of other characters.
dynamic character changes in an important way as a result of the conflict.
Protagonist The main character (hero) who opposes one or more forces in a story.
Antagonist The character or force that comes into conflict with the protagonist.
Conflict A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces or emotions.
External conflict Occurs when a character struggles against some outside force.
Internal conflict Occurs when a character struggles with emotions, needs or desires within himself.
Flashback When the author interrupts the action of the story in order to recreate a scene from an earlier time.
Foreshadowing The use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot.
Imagery Language that appeals to the senses.
Irony A contrast between expectation and reality - between what is said and what is really meant, between what is expected and what really happens, or between what appears to be true and what really is true.
Dramatic Irony When the audience knows something a character does not know
Metaphor A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things.
Mood The overall atmosphere or feeling of a story.
Personification A kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human.
Plot The series of events that make up a story.
Exposition Introduces the characters, setting, and background information
Narrative Hook The conflict that drives the plot forward
Rising Action The events that occur as the result of the narrative hook
Climax The turning point
Falling Action The events that occur as the result of the climax
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