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30 Cards in this Set
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The repetition of a sound in a group of words |
Alliteration |
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A reference to a work of literature or to an actual event, person, or place which the author expects the audience to recognize |
Allusion |
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the general mood or feeling established by a piece of literature (mood) |
atmosphere |
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unfair preference for or dislike of something |
bias |
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- cause statements stem from actions and events -effects are what happens as a result of the action or event |
cause and effect |
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the methods used to present the personality of a character |
charcterization |
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author tells about the character directly |
direct characterization - |
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lets readers draw their own conclusions from clues in the story
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indirect characterization
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turning point |
climax |
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the struggle that takes place between two opposing forces - internal - external |
conflict |
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any language that is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense - metaphor -simile |
figurative language |
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an interruption of the action in a story to tell about something that happened in the past |
flashback |
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use of hints to suggest something that is about to come |
foreshadowing |
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an exaggeration |
hyperbole |
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expressions that can not be understood simply by knowing the literal meanings of the words in them |
idiom |
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works and phrases that describe something in a way that creates certain pictures, or images, that appeal to the reader's senses |
imagery |
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a reasonable conclusion made about something based on certain clues or facts |
inference |
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a contrast between what is stated and what is really meant or what happens and what is expected to happen |
irony |
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a comparison between two different things |
metaphor |
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the use of a word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning |
onomatopoeia |
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a figure of speech in which something non-human is given human qualities |
personification |
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the sequence of events that take place in a story - exposition (introduction) - rising action - climax - falling action -resolutuion (conclusion) |
plot |
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the vantage point from which a story is told - first person - third person limited - third person omniscient |
point of view |
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information put forth to persuade readers of a view |
propoganda |
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time and place |
setting |
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characteristic ways the author uses language - vocab quality - sentence length and complexity - imagery and symoblism |
style |
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that quality literature that makes the reader uncertain or tese about what is to come |
suspense |
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any person, place, or thing which has meaning in itself which is used to represent, or stand for, something else as well |
symbol |
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message the author wants to communicate - struggle between good and evil - differeneces between nature and civilization - conflict between individuals and their communities |
theme |
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the attitude the writer takes towards his subject |
tone |
