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36 Cards in this Set
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Foreshadowing |
A device that gives a hint of what is to happen later in the story |
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Climax |
The highest point of emotional intensity or turning point in a story |
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Foil |
Character that serves as a contrast for another character |
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Antecedent Action |
What has taken place before the story begins |
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Dilemma |
Situation in which a character must make a difficult choice between 2 or more undesirable alternatives |
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Complication |
Nay obstacle that leads to increased conflict |
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Flashback |
Plot device which shifts story from the present to past |
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Dramatic Irony |
Occurs when the author shares with the reader information not known by a character |
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Antagonist |
Character or force that opposes the major character of a story |
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Allusion |
A reference to something in history, literature, the Bible or mythology |
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Conflict |
Struggle between 2 opposing forces |
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Parallel Plotting |
Technique of presenting more than one storyline at the same time` |
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Verbal Irony |
Contrast is evident between what a character says and what they actually mean |
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Imagery |
Mental pictures and vivid impressions that are created with descriptions and figures of speech |
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Satire |
Ridicule of an idea, person or situation usually to provoke change |
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Metaphor |
Comparison of two unlike things |
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Resolution |
Conclusion of a story or novel plot, the answer to the conflict |
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Mood |
Emotion you feel when you read a poem or prose piece |
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Motivation |
What causes a character to do what he does |
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Suspense |
Feeling of anxiety and uncertainty regarding the outcome of a situation |
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Symbol |
Object, person, action or situation that signifies more than itself |
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Point of View |
Perspective from which the story is told eg. first person, third person |
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Plot |
Arrangement of story events that defines a novel's structure |
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Verisimilitude |
Life-like quality possessed by a story; its realism |
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Tone |
Writer's attitude towards a subject and the characteristic way and author uses language |
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Protagonist |
Main character of a story who faces the conflict and goes through a change |
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Situational Irony |
When the expected outcome doesn't occur |
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Theme |
Central idea of a story |
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Simile |
A comparison using like or as |
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Hyperbole |
An obvious over-exaggeration |
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Oxymoron |
A phrase that contradicts itself |
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Alliteration |
A phrase where the beginnings of the words all start with the same sound |
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Onomatopoeia |
A word that imitates a sound |
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Personification |
Giving human qualities to non-human things |
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Idiom |
A slang phrase |
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Pathetic Fallacy |
A type of personification that gives human qualities (usually to nature or weather) that affects the MOOD of the piece |
