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The Citadel University
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A character or force against which another character struggles.
Industry:Literature
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose, as in "I rose and told him of my woe." Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" contains assonantal "I's" in the following lines: How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, / Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself.
Industry:Literature
An imaginary person that inhabits a literary work. Literary characters may be major or minor, static (unchanging) or dynamic (capable of change). In Shakespeare's Othello, Desdemona is a major character, but one who is static, like the minor character Bianca. Othello is a major character who is dynamic, exhibiting an ability to change.
Industry:Literature
The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words. Example: Fetched fresh, as I suppose, off some sweet wood. Hopkins, "In the Valley of the Elwy."
Industry:Literature
A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent moral qualities.
Industry:Literature
Una metáfora en la cual una parte se sustituye por el conjunto. Ejemplo: Dame una mano. Ver metonimia.
Industry:Literature
El orden gramatical de palabras en una oración o línea de verso o diálogo. La organización de palabras y frases y cláusulas en las oraciones de prosa, verso y diálogo
Industry:Literature
Un relato simbólico en el cual los detalles superficiales implican un significado secundario. Alegoría a menudo toma la forma de una historia en la que los personajes representan cualidades morales.
Industry:Literature
The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words. Example: Fetched fresh, as I suppose, off some sweet wood. Hopkins, "In the Valley of the Elwy."
Industry:Literature
Una persona imaginaria que habita en una obra literaria. Personajes literarios pueden ser mayor o menor, estática (no cambia) o dinámica (capaz de cambiar). En Otelo de Shakespeare, Desdemona es un personaje importante, pero uno que es estático, como el personaje menor Bianca. Otelo es un personaje principal que es dinámico, exhibiendo una habilidad para cambiar.
Industry:Literature