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LOTR Lit Terms BK 1
Question | Answer |
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the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text | protagonist |
the explanation of the sitiuation in which the characters are involved and a presentation of the problem to be solved | exposition |
the sequence of events in a literary work. | the plot |
main idea or idesas expressed by the work | theme |
the feeling that a scene creates in a reader | atmosphere |
a literary device whereby an author give a clue to future events | foreshadowing |
a word picture that a author paints | imagery |
a poetic comparison using "like or as" | simile |
a wise saying condensed into a few words | aphroism |
a re-occuring phrase, object, or image | leit-motif |
an element of a story or poem that has a second meaning hidden behind the obivous one | allegory |
a mystery or puzzle | enigma |