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22 Cards in this Set
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Static Character |
A literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop |
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Developing Character |
A character who, during the course of a story, undergoes a permanent changed in some aspect of his personality or outlook |
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Stock Character |
A stereotypical fictional character whom audiences readily recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition |
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Archetype |
A typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature |
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Indirect Characterization |
the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance,etc. |
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Direct Characterization |
occurs when the author specifically reveals traits about the character in a direct, straightforward manner |
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Setting |
Includes the historical moment in time and geographic location in which a story takes place, and helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story |
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Symbol |
the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense |
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Allegory |
a rhetorical device in which character or events in a literary, visual, or musical art form represent or symbolize ideas and concepts |
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Myth |
a sacred narrative which explains how the world and humanity evolved into their present form |
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Figure of Speech/Figurative Language |
a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage |
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Imagery |
to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses |
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Allusion |
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance |
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Irony |
A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words |
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Metaphor |
The comparison of one thing to another without the use of "like" or "as" |
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Metonymy |
A figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated with |
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Oxymoron |
Plural oxymora, is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect |
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Personification |
A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes |
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Simile |
A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things |
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Synecdoche |
A literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part |
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Theme |
The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic |
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Moral |
A message conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. |
