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33 Cards in this Set
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symbolism
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representing something using another
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conflict
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a struggle between two opposing forces
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theme
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a dominant idea expressed throughout a show
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static character
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doesn't change
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dynamic change
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undergoes a change
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round character
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thorough and interesting
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flat character
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boring
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methods of characterization
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personality, physical appearance,
others opinions of the character, characters inter thoughts and feelings |
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motif
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reoccurring thought or idea
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metaphor
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a comparison without using like or as
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verbal irony
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says one thing and means another
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dramatic irony
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the reader can see something the characters can't
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situational irony
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when something happens differently then how the reader expects
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third person omniscient
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one all knowing narrator
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limited point of view
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narrator only knows thoughts and feelings of its own character
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first person point of view
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using I, me, my, to tell the story
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quatrain
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four line stanza
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heroic couplet
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poems constructed from sequences of rhyming pairs of iambic pentameter
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iambic pentameter
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particular rhythm that is established in that line
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coming-of-age-story
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young person's transition from childhood to adulthood
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bildungsroman
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a genre of the novel which focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood
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connotative meaning
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Meaning is the meaning
of a symbol that is personal to an individual |
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denotative meaning
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is its actual meaning
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imagery
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using words to make and image in the readers head
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pun
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use of a word to to show it means something different
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paradox
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Meaning is the meaning
of a symbol that is personal to an individual |
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tone
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how the book is said
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mood
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emotional quality
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tragedy
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describes the development of a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (such as destiny, circumstance
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monologue
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peaking his or her thoughts aloud, directly addressing another character, or speaking to the audience,
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soliloquy
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to the audience without addressing any of the other characters
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protagonist
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the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
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antagonist
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a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
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