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30 Cards in this Set
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character or force in conflict with the main character
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antagonist
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symbols, images, patterns appearing in myths, literature and visual art of many different people
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archetype
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act of creating and developing a character either directly (being told) or indirectly (being shown)
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characterization
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poetic form / unlimited lines of alternating lines of 5 and 7 syllables
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choka
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an association that a word calls to mind in addition to its dictionary meaning (implied) example: ICE suggests cold, freezing, slippery
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connotation
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particular form of civilization
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culture
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exact, specific meaning independent of other associations the word might call to mind (dictionary definition)
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denotation
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a situation where the audience (reader) knows what will happen but the characters do not
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dramatic irony
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long, narrative poem about the adventures of a god or hero that gives a portrait of a culture
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epic
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kind of philosophical, religious, and artistic thought emphasizing existence rather than abstract ideas
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existentialism
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a brief story, usually with animal characters, that teaches a moral or lesson
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fable
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a story composed orally, in simple language, about unrealistic events that is then passed on by word of mouth
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folk tale
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poetic form / 3 lines of 5,7,5 syllables
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haiku
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person who tends to be bold and resourceful beyond the means of ordinary mortals
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hero/heroine
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figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
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metaphor
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story, origin of which is unknown, and explains natural phenomenon or a culture's belief or custom
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myth
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situation or statement that seems contradictory yet is actually true
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paradox
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arrangement of equal ideas in literary structures
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parallelism
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character assumed by the speaker of a poem, short story, or novel... a "mask"
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persona
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sequence of events in a literary work (exposition/development or conflict/climax/resolution/denouncement)
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plot
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type of narrator: 1st person/omniscient or 3rd person/limited
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point of view
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main character
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protagonist
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a search for immortal life or some kind of secret knowledge
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quest
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comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
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simile
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manner in which a writer puts his/her ideas into words
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style
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poetic form / 5 lines of 5,7,5,7, & 7 syllables
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tanka
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central idea, concern or purpose of a literary work/insight it gives to life/ universal truth or message
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theme
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author's attitude toward his/her subject and characters
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tone
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expresses the main idea of a paragraph and defines the scope of the paragraph
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topic sentence
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situation or use of language that involves a surprising, interesting, or amusing contradiction
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verbal irony
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