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41 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration? |
The repetition of sounds in a set of words. Ex. Jumping Jacks |
Can be seen in poetry |
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Allusion? |
A reference to something. Ex. As trustable as Brutus |
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Conflict? |
The element that drives the story and gives the story meaning. Usually what brings in the reader. Ex. The quest to fight the menacing forces of the dark lord. (Person vs. Person/Person vs. Society) |
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Sonnet? |
Style of poetry that has 14 lines and uses iambic pentameter. |
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Diction? |
The choice of words an author uses. Ex. Ciao instead of goodbye |
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Main character? |
Protagonist
Ex. Link (Legend of Zelda) |
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Hyperbole? |
Exaggerated speech. Ex. Was as fast as a horse. |
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Understatement? |
When writers make a situation seem less important. Sometimes delivers ironic effects. Opposite of Hyperbole.
Ex. I did Ok on the test *got a perfect score* |
Figure of speech |
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Antithesis? |
The opposite of an idea |
Not a thesis |
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George Orwell? |
An author. Wrote: 1984, etc. |
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Dissonance? |
Using words or sounds that have no rhyme, rhythm and politeness. The words clash with one another. Ex. The wind flung a magpie away and a black back gull bent like an iron bar slowly. |
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Objective (point of view) |
Narrator knows limited information about the story or character. |
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Narrator? |
The one telling the story. (Sometimes) |
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Antagonist? |
The one opposing the protagonist. Ex. Dr. Wily (Mega Man) |
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Imagery? |
Visual description or language; to describe with words. |
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Mood? |
Feeling of the story, often generated by words. Ex. Relaxing, Tense, Terrifying, etc |
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Theme? |
The Main Idea of a story.
Ex. War!, Love, Friendship. Or the main message of the story. |
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Personification? |
Giving inanimate things human qualities. Ex. The rock walked |
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Forshadowing? |
Hinting at what is to come. |
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Rising Action? |
Develops the plot and is before Climax. |
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Flat Character? |
One dimensional, no development, no character traits. Ex. Koopa (Mario Series) |
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Dramatic Irony? |
When the reader knows something the characters in the story don't. |
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Onomatopoeia? |
Giving actions sounds. Ex. Pow, plop, swoosh |
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Shakespeare? |
An author. Wrote: King Lear |
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Setting? |
The When or Where of a story; where it takes place. Ex. Haunted Mansion |
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Stock Character? |
A stereotypical character Ex. Nerd |
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Climax? |
Highest peak of tension in a story. Takes place after rising action. |
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Metaphor? |
Used to make a comparison between two things. Does not yse "like" or "as" Ex. The seat was ice cold |
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Cliché? |
Something that has been overused (actions, plot, etc). Ex. The galiant knight ventures to save the damsel in distress from the clutches of the evil wizard. |
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Character? |
A figure in a story. Ex. Marth, Pikachu, etc |
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Similie? |
The comparison showing similarities and differences in two different items. Uses "like" and "as" Ex. He was as angry as a bull |
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Round Character? |
Has many different characteristics. |
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Rhyme? |
Repetition of words with similar sounds. Gives rhythm and is found in poetry. Ex. The Time of Lime |
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Conflict Types? |
Person vs. Person. Person vs. Self. Person vs. Society. Etc. |
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Anti-hero? |
Protagonist that lacks traditional "heroric" values. Ex. Dante (Devil May Cry) |
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Thesis? |
Main idea of an essay. |
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Character Foil? |
Exists to compare with another character. Ex. Jin Kisiragai (Blazblue) |
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Point of View? |
The perspective the story is being told in. Ex. First person. |
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Pun? |
A play on words with that mean different things and can produce a comedic effect. Ex. The bag of bones has a skeleTON of puns. |
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Inciting incident? |
An event or point in the beginning of the story that has the protagonist begin his journey.
Ex. Gandalf disturbs Bilbo (The Hobbit) |
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Soliloquy? |
Essentially like a monologue. When a charcter says a long dialogue to self alone. |
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