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50 Cards in this Set
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Introduction/Exposition |
introduces us to the setting, the characters, and the conflict |
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Inciting Moment |
the point that sets the action in moment, the "hook", leads to the rising action |
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Rising Action
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the events that are between the inciting moment and the climax
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Climax |
the highest point of action in a story
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Falling Action
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the events after the climax that lead to the resolution
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Resolution/Denouement |
the point in the story when the problem is solved
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Internal Conflict
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a conflict that you have with yourself (general)
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Man vs. Self
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a conflict that you have with yourself (particular)
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External Conflict
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man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. technology
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Direct Characterization
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when an author comes out and tells the reader what a character is like
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Indirect Characterization
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when the reader must infer through the actions and thoughts of a character, and those of others, what the character is like
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Flat Character
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a one dimensional character that the reader does not know well
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Round Characters |
a three dimensional character that the reader knows well
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Static Character
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a character who does not change during the course of a story
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Dynamic Characters |
a character who changes throughout the course of a story, sometimes from good to bad or bad to good
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1st Person
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getting a limited viewpoint from one character
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3rd Person |
Omniscient the viewpoints of everybody in the story told by an all-knowing narrator
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Limited Omniscient
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a narrator who knows everything about one character
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Protagonist
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the hero in a story
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Antagonist
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a character or force in conflict with the hero
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Plot
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the events that take place in a story
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Setting
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the time, date, and place of a story
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Dialogue
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conversations between characters
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Dialect |
the use of an accent from a particular area or region
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Mood
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the atmosphere or overall feeling in a story
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Suspense
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a feeling of tension or anxiety in a story
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Symbolism
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the use of symbols
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Fiction
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a genre of stories that could happen but did not
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Personification
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giving inanimate objects human characteristics
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Simile |
a comparison using like or as
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Oxymoron
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two opposing terms used for description
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Metaphor
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a comparison without using like or as
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Alliteration |
repetition of the initial consonant sound
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Satire
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writing that makes fun of something in order to bring about social change
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Imagery
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a picture an author creates with descriptive words
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Genre
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a type of literary work
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Foreshadowing
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hints an author gives of events to come
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Flashback
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when an author goes back to events that have happened in the past
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Literary Allusion
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when an author refers to another piece of literature he or she assumes the reader will recognize
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Irony
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an unexpected twist in a story
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Denotation
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the precise literal meaning of a word
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Dramatic Irony
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when the audience knows something not all of the other characters know
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Verbal Irony
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when a person or character says one thing but means the other
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Situational Irony
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a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected
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Pun
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a double meaning of a word that is sometimes for comedic purposes
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Aside |
dialogue that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters in the play
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Soliloquy
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when a character expresses his or her inner feelings and there are no other characters onstage
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Coincidence |
something that happens by chance
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Foreboding |
fearful apprehension, a feeling that something bad will happen
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Chorus
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a group of people who provides commentary on the action of the play |
