English b vocab

3. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
4. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
5. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
8. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
13. visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
14. conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
16. a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
17. a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
18. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
21. a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
22. a firm decision to do or not to do something
23. the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

1. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
2. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
3. the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
6. a story is the section of the plot following the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict decreases and the story moves toward its conclusion.
7. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
9. a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
10. a temporary state of mind or feeling.
11. a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest
12. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
15. the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
16. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
19. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
20. a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.