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15 Cards in this Set
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Allusion
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A reference to something in literature, mythology, history, and the like, which the author expects the reader to recognize.
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recognize-reference
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Antagonist
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A person opposing the protagonist in a dramatic or narrative work.
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ex. i DONT LIKE superman
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Conflict
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A struggle between two or more opposing forces. Most narrative or dramatic works of art are organized around one or more conflicts. Physical, Romantic, Scial, Classical, Psychological.
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struggle in..
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Cynicism
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insincere, disagree with scorn, critical of social norms
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ex. thats not right!
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Flashback
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A scence in a story or novel that goes back to an event in the past.
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goes back
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Foreshadowing
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Clues to what will happen next
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i wonder/i predict...
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Imagery
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language enabling one to vividly picture what is being described
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my house in a medow in iowa
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Irony
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An attitude or a way of writing that depends on a discrepancy between what is apparent and what is real. Three kinds of irony are (1) verbacl irony, in which a writer says one thing and means another; (2) dramatic irony, in which a reader or audience perceives a character's mistakes or misunderstandings, (3) irony of situation, in which there is a discrepancy between purpose and result.
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3 types (secretive"talking", Oh MY GOSH!'drama", and another one....)
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Metaphor
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comparing to unlike things to each other (using to be)
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eyes like stars
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Paradox
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A statement that is true in face, although it seems to contradict itself, such as "wasteful efficiency."
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conflict with itself
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Personification
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giving human qualities to non human things, animals
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ex. shes fat
ex.2- the dog is quick |
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Point of View
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The position in which a reader is placed in relation to a story or novel.
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who says what
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Protagonist
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The main character or hero of a hero of a dramatic or narrative work.
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SUPERMAN!!!! heros...
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Resolution
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Unwavering firmness of character, action, or will(decidedness, decision, decisiveness, determination, firmness, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolve, toughness, will, willpower)
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decision, determination, firmness(toughness), or will (power)
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Sarcasm
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verbal irony: often the person says the opposite of what s/he means
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type of irony (opposite)
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