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40 Cards in this Set
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the character of force working against the main character (protagonist).
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antagonist
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the techinques writers use to develop characters.
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characterization
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the point of greatest intensity in the story
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climax
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the struggle between opposing forces in the plot.
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conflict
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to influence or impact
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affect
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a repetition of consonant sounds at the begining of words
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alliteration
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a reference to a famous person, place, event or work of literature or art
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allusion
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make better; improve; become more tolerable
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ameliorate
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make oneself the owner of something without permission or right; take possesion of
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appropriate
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to spoil through clumsiness
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botch
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the "untying" of the plot following the climax
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denouement
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to look upon as ingerior; to treat with contempt
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disdain
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to result, impact, or consequence
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effect
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the seetting of the stage in a story, when characters are introduced adn setting described
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exposition
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make easier, make less difficult
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facilitate
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the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating in the water
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flotsam
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hints that suggest future events in a story
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foreshadowing
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when a story is told within a narratibe setting or frame. a story within a story
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frame story
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make ineffectual; cause to have no effect block thwart
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frustrate
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to hurry; accelerate
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hasten
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make someone feel ashamed; lower someon's pride or dignity; degrade; embarrass
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humiliate
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etreme exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or humor
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hyperbole
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mental images that are created through words
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imagery
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make unable or unfit; deprive of capacity; disable
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incapacitate
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make strong; give vigor (strength) to; fill with life and energy; enliven; strengthen
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invigorate
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a contrast betweeen what is expected and what actually exists or happens
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irony
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goods deliberately thrown overboard to lighten a ship
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jetsam
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a person employed at the wharves of a port, loading and unloading ships.
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longshoreman
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to mislay something; unable to keep something in one's possession
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lose
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to let loose; to free from bonds or restraing
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loose
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to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of
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malign
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evil effect
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malign
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a comparison of two hings, withous using like, as, or resembles
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metaphor
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make necessary; require; demand
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necessitate
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make nonexistent; erase; efface; blot out; delete; remove all traces of; destroy completely
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obliterate
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make perpetual (lassting forever or for a long time); to cause to continue or be remembered
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perpetuate
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the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
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personfication
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a comparison of two thing with something in common using comparison words
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simile
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a person, place, or object that represents both itself and something else
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symbol
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the central idea or message withing a work of literature
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theme
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