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9 Cards in this Set
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dramatic irony
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when the audience knows something that the characters don't know
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exposition
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provides the background information needed to set up the story - the main characters, setting etc
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rising action
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a number of secondary conflicts are set up including obstacles to frustrate the main character's attempt to reach his goal (struggle)
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climax
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turning point - a change has occurred and the main character is better or worse off in some major way
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falling action
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the conflict unravels, leading to the main character winning or losing against the enemy
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denoument (resolution)
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the conclusion of a play
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fable
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short story with animal characters to teach a moral
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satire
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a literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit
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meter
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the rhythmic pattern produced when words are arranged to their stressed and unstressed syllables fall into a more or less regular sequence, resulting in repeated patterns of accent
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