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44 Cards in this Set
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Character |
the individuals who participate in the action of literary work |
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Theme |
an underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand |
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Setting |
the time and place of the action of a story |
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Plot |
events in a story |
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Exposition |
first stage of a plot in a typical story |
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Resolution |
the conclusion of the story |
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Rising Action |
the stage in a plot in which the conflict develops and story events build toward a climax |
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Conflict |
a struggle between opposing forces |
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Suspense |
the excitement or tension that readers feel as they wait to find out how a story ends or how a conflict is resolved |
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Style |
the particular way in which a work of literature is written-not what is said but, how it is said |
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Flashback |
an account of a conversation, an episode, or an event that happened before the beginning of a story |
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Mood |
the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader |
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Dialect |
a form of language that is spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular social or ethnic group |
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Irony |
a special kind of contrast between appearance and reality-usually one in which reality is the opposite of what it seems |
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Description |
a text that describes the features of something |
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Cause-Effect |
an event or action that directly results in another event or action |
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Symbol |
a person, a place, an object, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself
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Point of view |
the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or the feelings of the individuals involved in a situation |
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Protagonist |
the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story |
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Antagonist |
a principal character or force in opposition to a protagonist, or main character
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Motivation |
defined as a reason behind a character's specific action or behavior |
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Characterization |
The way a writer creates and develops characters' personalities
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Simile |
a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things |
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Motif |
can be seen as an image, sound, action, or other figures that have a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of theme |
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Dialogue |
written conversation between two or more characters |
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Imagery |
consists of descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader
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Alliteration |
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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Style |
the particular way in which a work of literature is written-not what is said but how it is said
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Biography |
the true account of a person's life, written by another person
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Narrator |
the character or voice that relates the story's events to the reader
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Tone |
the attitude a writer takes toward a subject
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Memoir |
a form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her personal experiences and observations of significant events or people
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Anecdote |
a short or interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh |
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Author's Purpose |
A writer usually writes for one one or more of these purposes: to express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade, to entertain
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Genre |
refers to a category in which a work of literature is classified
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Nonfiction |
writing that tells about real people, places, and events
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Fiction |
prose writing that consists of imaginary elements
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Foreshadowing |
a writer's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story
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Historical Narrative |
Comprising narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of past events and personages |
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Idioms |
a common figure of speech whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of its words
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Thesis |
described as an expression of the claim that the writer or speaker is trying to support
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Synonyms |
A word that means the same or nearly the same as another word |
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Analogies |
a point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some aspect
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Persuasive Essay |
also known as the argument essay, utilizes logic and reason to show that one idea is more legitimate than another idea |