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131 Cards in this Set
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How many years has it been since Shakespeare's day
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400
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What country did Shakespeare live in
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England
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The ruler of shakespeare's day
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Queen Elizabeth 1
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What year was Shakespeare born
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1564
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Where was shakespeare born
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stratord on avon
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shakespeare's parents
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john and mary
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what WS's father did for a living
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a glover, a leathermaker, later on a balif
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what did WS do at school?
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translated text from english to latin and vice versa
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from what age was WS expected to speak latin?
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8
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what festifal did WS see as a child?
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Kennelworth
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Who was WS's wife
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Anne Hathaway
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How much older was WS's wife than him?
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8 years
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When did Anne Hathaway become pregnant?
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she was 26, he 18
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4 possible jobs WS could have had in his 20's
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Soldier, sailer, schoolmaster, traveler
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WS's three children
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Suzeanna, Hamnet, Judith
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Accused WS of being an upstart, egotistical and ungrateful
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robert greene
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WS dedicated 2 poems to
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earl of south hampton
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short poems WS wrote to a young man and dark lady
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sonnets 18 and 130
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how many plays did WS produce?
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37
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Writing at night meant he would have to buy ______ and ________ so he probably wrote in _______-
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paper and candles, pubs
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what happened in the 1590's that shut down theatres
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the plague
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how many people were dying of the plague each week and what chance did u have of dying if u caught it?
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1,00 per week, 72%
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1596 WS lost what?
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his son
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3 things WS competed with
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barebaiting, brothels, gambling
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How WS described himself
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a poet
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what WS left his wife
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his 2nd best bed
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year WS died
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1616 at 52 years
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what year WS's first folio released
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1623
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acting or serving to cut down or destroy
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withering
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e excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty
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pardon
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shiftless, lazy
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idle
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dedicated to a sacred purpose
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consecrate
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to avoid, to abstain from
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abjure
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to declare as a matter of fact
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avouch
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exciting or deserving hatred or repungance
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odious
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to voice disaproval of
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reprehend
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formal or ceremonius observance of an occasion or event
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solemnity
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a cause of trouble
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vexation
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a widow holding property
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dowager
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a manner of walking or moving on foot
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gait
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to steal
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filch
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quick and light in motion
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nimble
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a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage or favor
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privilege
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compensation for a loss or injury
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amends
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lack of subtlety or penetration
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simplicity
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conformity to a standard of right
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virtue
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personal bravery
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valor
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an illicit lover
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paramour
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a model of excellence or perfection
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paragon
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the worship of a physical object as a god
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idolatry
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high rank, office or position
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dignity
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to speak out in anger
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chide
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room
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chamber
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i accepted/excepted all of the rules on the list accept/except the very last one it was just un-acceptable/exceptable
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accepted/except/acceptable
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when a child is adapted/adopted, he needs to adapt/adopt to his environment he needs to accept/except his surroundings and adapt/adopt a good attitued
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adopted/adapt/accept/adopt
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do you have any advise/advice for the new bride? well i would advise/advice her to make sure she marries the right man
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advice/advise
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how did that news affect/effect the world? i'm not sure i think the effects/affects are quite damaging
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affect/effects
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are you all ready/already i all ready/already said i was all ready/already
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all ready/already/all ready
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are you alright/all right?
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all right
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there are alot/a lot of people here well of course, a lot/alot of people like the plays
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a lot/ a lot
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between/among the four of us, i think jean has the best shot but between/among you and i, it should be me
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among/between
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anyway/anyways i think that jen is making a mocker of the whole event she can't even accept/except that she has lost a lot/alot of people think she is making a big mistake she has all ready/already made up her acceptance/exceptance speech. stupid bitch.
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anyway/accept/a lot/ already/acceptance
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can/may i borrow/lend that book from you? i'll bring/take it back to you tomorrow! i promise. just borrow/lend it to me today, and i can/may have it back to you tomorrow.
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may/borrow/bring/lend/can
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bring/take this silly book to jake before he knows i lent/borrowed it without his knowledge
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take/borrow
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if i had choose/chose right now, i'd choose/chose the blue carpeting. but jackie all ready/already choose/chose. the choose/chose the silver. it looks stupid in her house but she choose/chose what she wanted
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choose/choose/already/chose/chose/chose
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what a capital/capitol/the Capitol idea! we could go to the capital/capitol/the Capitol of the country this week for a field trip and while we are there we can see capital/capitol/the Capitol building.
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capital/capital/the Capitol
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if i can/may ask are you all right/alright? i can/may bring/take you a glass of water
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may/all right/can/bring
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you are all together/altogether wrong mrs. maloprop isn't worried but we need to go all together/altogether as a group and tell her she needs to watch her wordws. she needs to accept/except the fact that her words affect/effect the kids. they'll never learn with her being stupid. she needs to adopt/adapt a better attitude anyway/anyways that would be my advice/advise
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altogther/all together/ accept/affect/adopt/anyway/advice
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to be in exile of a land forever
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banish
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one who brings justice for wrong acts, vindicator
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avenger
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to relieve or bring peace to
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assuage
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festive in a mood to celebrate
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convivial
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mean and selfish, pernicious
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malignant
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in one's favor pleasing or favorable
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auspicious
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to take offense
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umbrage
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spite or hatefulness
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scourge
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unable to be reversed
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irrevocable
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to reject or deny
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spurn
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visounary or in a manner of prediciting the future
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prophetic
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infamy
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ignominy
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fort
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rampart
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serenity
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tranquility
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unreligious
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blashpemy
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a declaration
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edict
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a pardon from something
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impunity
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some reliable
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infallible
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all powerful
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omnipotent
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an illness
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affliction
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something unable to be satisfied
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insatiable
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insane, crazy
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demented
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respect, tribute
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homage
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the sound at the beginning of words that sound the same
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alliteration
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a brief refrence within a work to something outside the author expects us to pick up
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allusion
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principle character opposition to the main character
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antagonist
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a remard made softly to either the audience or another character ony we hear it
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aside
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a self-written biography
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autobiograpy
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descrbing & defining a character's traits by straightforwardly describing them
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characterization
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peak of action
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climax
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a dramatic work that is light and humorous, ends happily or in weddings
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comedy
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a humorus scene incident or speech that relieves the emotional intensity
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comic relief
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a struggle between opposing forces character vs. force...
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conflict
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a different way of speaking in tones
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dialect
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a conversation between 2 or more characters
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dialogue
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the beginning of the story, set's the stage
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exposition
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written form as if told by main character
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first person
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2 contrasting characters that draw out contradicitons of eachother
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foil
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when a writer uses hints and clues to indicate events/situations that will happen later on
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foreshadowing
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picking out hints and clues and comments to describe and define a character
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indirect characterization
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the thoughts going on inside a character's mind
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inner monologue
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a fable, untrue legend
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myth
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a longer more detailed story
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novel
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a word that names a sound
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onomatopoeia
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contradicting phrase, jumbo shrimp!
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oxymoron
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opposite of foil, very similar and pushes differences into viesw
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parallel
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giving human qualities to inhuman objects
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personification
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main character
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protagonist
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the end of a story, all problems solved, closure
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resolution, denouement
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where a story takes place
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setting
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a short piece of literary work
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short story
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comparison of an object to something not otherwise like it using like or as
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simile
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a speech that a character gives while alone on stage reveals thoughts and character
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soliloquy
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a character that doesn't change the whole way thru
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static character
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outside narrorator, can get into a small group of people's heads and thoughts
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third person limited omniscient
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narrorator outside story can give everyone thought's and view
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third person omniscient
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dramatic work presents the downfall of a dignified character
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tragedy
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a figure of high standing who has a flaw that causes the character to fall from position
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tragic hero
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has elements of both light and dark in it, dramatic
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tragicomedy
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outside narrorator can only get into one person's head
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3rd person limited
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A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action.
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drama
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A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
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hyperbole
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The practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships.
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symbolism
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