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36 Cards in this Set
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Protagonist
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main character
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Antagonist
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rival/opponant to protagonist
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Stereotype
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lacks originality; standardized mental image that is held in common by a group
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Foil
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opposties that enhance certain qualities of the others; contrast
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Static
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stays the same through out a story
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Dynamic
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changes/grows internally
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Flat
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one dimensional
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Round
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complex character
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Hero
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character taht lives by a code of honor
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Archetype
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pattern or model that serves as basis for different, but realted versions of a character, plot, image, or theme
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Actions/Reactions
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the way a character acts or reacts to others or situations
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Commentary
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the narrator's or others' comments on a character
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Characterization
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method of revealing a character
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Direct Characterization
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author tells ready exactly what character is like
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Indirect Characterization
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Reader must put clues together to figure out what character is like
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Introduction
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introduces characters & setting
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Rising action
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events leading to climax
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Climaz
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crisis or turning point in which opposiung forces attempt to solve the problem
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Resolution
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a solution to the problem
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External conflict
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struggle with outside force, usually protagonist
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Internal Conflict
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struggle with an inner problem
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Theme
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underlying meaning of the story
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Stated theme
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theme actually said in the story or piece of lit
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Implied Theme
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theme is gradually revealed by other elements in story
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What are 4 ways to discover the implied theme?
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life - changing events
personality traits details in setting title |
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Point of View
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who is telling the story
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Imagery
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language that appeals to the senses
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verbal irony
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say one thing but mean the other
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situational irony
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what actually happens is opposite of what is expected
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dramatic irony
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reader knows something the character in the play doesn't
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Mood
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overall emotion created by a work of literature
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Parody
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the imitation of a serious artistic work for amusement and instruction
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diction
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a writer's or speaker's choice of words
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tone
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the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, the subject, or a character
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style
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the way a writer expresses his or her thoughts through language
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motif
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a word,character,object,image,metaphor,oridea that recurs in a work or several works
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