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38 Cards in this Set
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ALLEGORY
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literature that deals with abstract symbols
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Myth
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a traditional story, passed down through generations. Explains why the world is the way it is.
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Paradox
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saying that contradicts itself but has truth behind it
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Allusion
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an instance of indirect reference
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Proverb
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saying about life or human behavior
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Repition
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an instance of repeating or being repeated
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Incremental Repetition
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a line repeated with minor changes in the repeated part
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Personification
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giving an animal or an object human like characteristics
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Hyperbole
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an exaggeration for emphasis
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Figurative Language
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speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning
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Historical Narrative
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A narrative where the writer tries to capture a moment in history
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Primary Source/ Primary Account
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A first person account of a story or an event.
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Secondary Source/ Account
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A second hand account of a story or event
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Character Foil
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an authors link between two contrasting characters…but have something in common
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Internal Conflicts
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occurs when the main character is pulled between his desires and concious or between emotions or loyalites
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External Conflict
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a dispute between the main character and another character or nature.
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Fiction
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a made up story
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Non fiction
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a true story
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Historical Fiction
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a work in which the characters are fictional, but the setting and other details are from actual history
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Literary Letter
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written by someone who's famous; deals with history
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Metaphor
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a comparison between two dissimilar objects w/o using like or as
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Aphorism
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a proverb or maxim that relates to a common experience in life
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Connotative meaning
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meaning suggested by emotions triggered by a phrase or word
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Denotative meaning
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literal or dictionary meaning of a word
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cliche
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a trite, oversued expression
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dialect
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a specific language or form of speech used in a piece of work
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first person narration
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story from a person's point of view who refers to him/herself as "I"
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third person narration
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describe the story from a limited point of view
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Gothic literature
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lit. characterized by grotesque characters, bizarre situation, and violent events
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fable
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a short narrative, often with animal characters, that teaches a lesson
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Folk literature
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fictional stories told from generation to genereation; changes as it's old; for entertainment
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Flat character
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one dimensional character with a few easily defined traits
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round character
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multi dimensional character with many complex traits
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theme
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a one sentence, ideal phrase, that deals with the idea of a literary work
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setting
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time and place of a story
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Devotional literature
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written for Religious reasons
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Epic
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a long narrative poem about a hero's journey; a work that talks about the struggles/reforms of a specific group
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Legend
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story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
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