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25 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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Two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group.
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Allusion
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A reference to a well-known piece of literature, art, movie, TV show, saying.
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Climax
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The highest point of interest or turning point or where the outcome becomes clear.
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Conflict
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Problem that gets the story going.
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Dialogue
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The exchange of words said to characters in a novel, play, etc.
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Empathy
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To know what something feels like; you've experienced it.
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Flashback
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An event taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
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Foreshadowing
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Giving a hint to what the outcome may be; often hidden.
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Hyperbole
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An exaggeration of something.
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Imagery
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In a story, use a visual to further the plot.
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Irony
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The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
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Metaphor
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An expression, separated by like or as.
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Personification
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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
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Plot
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The main events in chronological order in a story.
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Theme
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A theme is the main idea, message, or life lesson of an essay, paragraph, or a book.
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Point of View
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The position from which something or someone is observed.
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Rhyme Scheme
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The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
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Setting
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The time, place, and mood of a story.
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Simile
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A way of describing someone, separated by is.
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Symbol
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A thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract.
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Point of View
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The position from which something or someone is observed.
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Rhyme Scheme
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The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
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Setting
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The time, place, and mood of a story.
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Simile
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A way of describing someone, separated by is.
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Symbol
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A thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract.
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