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35 Cards in this Set
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Novel
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A major work of fiction with multiple plotlines
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Hyperbole
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“You said I was your cousin, George.”
“Well, that was a lie. An’ I’m damn glad it was. If I was a relative of yours, I’d shoot myself.” p.24 Extreme exaggeration |
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Foreshadowing
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Hints or clues of what is to come
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Imagery
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Descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses
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Man Vs. Self
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The only internal conflict
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First person
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When the story is told by someone
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Alliteration
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Repeated initial consonant sounds
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Plot
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A storyline or a series of events.
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Metaphor
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A comparison not using “like” or “as.”
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Novel
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A major work of fiction with multiple plotlines.
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Tone
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The author’s attitude toward a subject
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Dialect
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Regional speech patterns
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Protagonist
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The main character (usually a good one)
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Flashback
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Going back to an earlier point in time and presenting it as if it were happening now.
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Irony
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the opposite of what is expected
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Climax
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the most intense part of a story
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Conflict
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ex) individual vs. self, individual vs. society
Lennie/Geore vs. the town of Weed the struggle or problem in a story |
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Dialogue
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A conversation between or among characters
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Narator
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the person who tells the story
perspective from which the writer tells the story. |
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Theme
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the author’s message about people or life in general
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Personification
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“The smiling moon.”
Giving human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects |
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Symbol
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Something that stands for or represents something else
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Stanza
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Similar to a paragraph in prose, in poetry it is called…
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Thesis statement
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The sentence that states the purpose of the essay.
Road map to the essay |
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onomatopoeia
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Bang! Pop! (when words sound like their meanings)
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Playwright
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The author of a drama
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Logical solution/call to action
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The difference between an essay and an editorial . . .
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Dramatic license
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The liberties or freedom which a writer takes with material to have more impact
Modifying the original version |
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Circle plot/ story
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A plot line which begins and ends at the same setting
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Comic relief
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A humorous point in an otherwise serious piece of literature
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Dynamic character
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A character whose personality changes through the course of the story
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Exposition
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The first part of the plot line in which the setting, mood and characters are introduced.
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Rising action
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The event(s) that begin the main problem in a story
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transitions
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Words in an essay that indicate a change in the
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Historical fiction
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A genre which contains documented facts along with parts which are created
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