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55 Cards in this Set
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Not, without |
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An |
Not, without |
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Ann |
Year |
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Ante |
Before |
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Anti |
Before |
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Auto |
Self |
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Bi |
Two |
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Bio |
Life |
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Chrom |
Time |
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Dem |
People |
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Enn |
Year |
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Gress |
To step/ go beyond |
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Point of view of To kill a mockingbird |
1st (unreliable) |
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Narrator |
Scout |
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Setting |
Maycomb, Alabama, 1930's |
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Which characters could symbolize a mockingbird? |
Tom Robinson |
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Allusion |
A reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, biblical or political significance that exists outside of the text |
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Antagonist |
The character who is the adversary, or actively opposes the main character |
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Dynamic Character |
A character that changes/grows during the course of the text |
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Foreshadowing |
When the author hints that something is going to happen |
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Metaphor |
A comparison based on 2 or more things that share a trait; one thing is said to "be" the other thing |
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Mood |
The feeling a reader gets from reading particular text |
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Protagonist |
Main character in the story; the character the reader hopes will succeed |
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Simile |
A comparison between 2 unlike objects using like or as |
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Static Character |
A character that doesn't change and grow throughout the text |
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Symbolism |
When something is used to represent something else, often an abstract concept |
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Theme |
The lesson or meaning of the selection |
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Tone |
The way the author expresses the attitude of a text |
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P |
Physical description |
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A |
Actions |
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I |
Inner thoughts |
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R |
Reactions of other characters |
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S |
Speech |
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Contrast/contradiction |
A character acts in a surprising way. Why would the character do that? REVEAL: conflict, life lesson, character, theme |
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Aha Moment |
A character asks himself a difficult question with no immediate answer. What does this make me wonder? REVEAL: Theme, conflict, foreshadowing of events to come |
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Words of the wiser |
A character gets advice from another character. How might this change things? |
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Again and again |
Words, phrases, images that occur again and again. Why is the author emphasizing this over and over? |
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Memory Moment |
The action is interrupted to explain or describe something from the past. Why is this important? |
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Exposition |
The beginning of the story |
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Setting |
Time and place; culture and ways of that place and time |
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Main characters |
Who the story revolves around |
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Conflict |
The main problem in the story |
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Climax |
The turning point of the book |
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Falling action |
Explaining the "loose ends," after the turning point |
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Resolution |
How the story ends |
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Internal conflict |
Conflict that happens within a character |
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Man vs. self (internal conflict) |
Inner struggle; thoughts, emotions cause conflict for the character |
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External conflict |
Conflict that happens outside of a character; conflict with another entity |
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Man vs. man |
There is conflict/disagreement between characters |
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Man vs. nature |
A character has a battle with a natural force |
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Man vs. society |
A character battles all of society or a societal group; fighting societal norms |
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Man vs. technology |
A character is a pit against machines/mechanisms |
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Characterization |
The tools and methods an author uses to develop a character |
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Direct characterization |
The author directly tells the reader about a characters traits |
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Indirect characterization |
Character traits that are inferred, we must draw conclusions based on the text |
