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33 Cards in this Set
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tone
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the author/speaker's attitude towards a subject implied by choice or words
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characterization
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the method used by a writer to develope a character
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anecdote
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a brief account of a single incident
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point of view
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the perspective from which a story is told
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dramactic irony
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situation where a character is unaware of something the audiesnce knows
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situational irony
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when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected
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verbal irony
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sarcastic, not matching what is really happening
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allusion
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an implied or indirect reference in a literary text to another text
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archetype
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recuring character/idea/theme in a lot of stories
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motif
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recuring character/idea/theme in one story
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satire
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a literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit
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objective vs. subjective non-fiction writing
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un-bias vs. bias
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imagery and sensory details
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set of metal images, transmitting to the senses
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theme
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general statement about life
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anthrop
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human
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chrono
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time
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log, logy
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study, word
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phon
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sound
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frag, fract
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break
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ject
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throw
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mal
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bad
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pon, pos
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place, put
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vers, vert
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turn
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verb
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it's what you do, action or state
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preposition/prepositional phrase
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a word used to relate a noun or pronoun to some other part of sentence ex. of, at, in, over... / phrase beginning with preposition
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noun
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person, place, thing, or idea
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pronoun
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word that can be substituted for a noun
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adjective
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describes a noun
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adverb
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modifies a verb
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conjuction
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joining verb; and, but, or
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gerund
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noun ending in 'ing'
ex. they do not appreciate my singing |
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participle
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adjective ending in 'ing' or 'ed'
ex. removing his coat, john moved to the other side of the room |
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infinitive
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'to' + 'verb in its simplist form'
ex. to wait to sleep |
