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34 Cards in this Set
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characterization
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the thoughts, actions, speech and appearance of a character
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climax
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the turning point of the action in the plot of story; point of greatest tension
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connotation
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the emotions, feelings or ideas associated with a word
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denotation
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the literal meaning of a word
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denouement
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the resolution of the plot of a literary work; usually occurs at the end of the story
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dialogue
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a reciprocal conversation between two or more people
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diction
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the words that a poet chooses and the way he or she arranges teh words to express a thought
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direct characterization
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where the reader learns about the thoughts, actions, or appearance upfront
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drama
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a literary art form that re-creates human life and emotions. with both written and live form
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dramatist
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the author of a play; playwrite
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces in a story. May occur within a character as well as between character
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figurative language
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the use of language to describe one thing in terms of something else. (similie metaphor symbol personification)
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first person pov
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the narrator is using "I"
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gesture
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the physical movement of a character during a play
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imagery
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words that appeal to the senses
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indirect characterization
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when the reader has to determine what the character is like through their appearance, actions, speech
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metaphor
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a comparison of two unlike things without using comparing words (like and as)
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monologue
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an extended set of lines said by one character
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omniscent pov
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where the narrator knows all the characters thoughts
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personification
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when an inanimate thing or animal is given human qualities
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plot
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the events that happen throughout the story
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poetic license
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the poet's freedom to use language creatively such as: changing words/inventing new ones, rearranging normal order or words, or omitting understood phrases to achieve a desired affect
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point of view
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the perspective of the person telling the story (narrator)
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props
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objects taken on to stage during a play
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resolution
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the sorting out or unraveling of a story (often called the turning point)
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second person pov
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when the narrator uses "you"
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setting
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when and where a story takes place; can be described in the stage direction
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simile
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a comparison of two unlike things using comparing words like "like" or "as"
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speaker
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the voice or point of view of the poem; may be the poet, a fictional character, or even an object
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stage direction
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a description of where an actor is on stage; also used to describe setting
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symbol
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an object that stands for itself and something greater than itself
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theme
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the main idea(s) of a story
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third-person limited pov
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where the narrator knows all of the thoughts, feelings and actions of one character
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tone
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the speakers attitude towards the subject
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