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26 Cards in this Set
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Setting |
Time/Location |
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Plot |
Storyline; What happens in the story |
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Rising Action |
When the action/tension in the story increases |
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Climax |
All events unfold; the peak of the action |
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Falling Action (Denoument) |
Falling of tension |
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Resolution |
What happens after conflict |
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Point of View |
Whether it's written in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Person |
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Conflict |
Two opposing forces in a piece |
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Man vs. Man, Man vs. Self, Man vs. Nature |
Conflict/Issue |
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Mood |
How the author wants the reader to feel about the piece |
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Metaphor |
Comparison that doesn't use "like" or "as" My sister is a bear in the morning. |
My sister is a bear in the morning |
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Onomatopoeia |
Words that sound like what it is Whisper, Buzz, Clang |
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Assonance |
Repeating vowel sounds |
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Irony |
Difference between expectations and reality |
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Verbal Irony |
Saying one thing but meaning another |
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Situational Irony |
Thinking events will go one way but they go another |
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Dramatic Irony |
When the audience knows more than the characters do |
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Personification |
Giving nonliving things human traits |
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Hyperbole |
An extreme exaggeration |
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Dynamic Character |
A character that changes over time |
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Static Character |
A character that stays the same throughout the story |
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Symbol |
An object, person, etc. that represents an idea beyond the literal meaning |
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Theme |
The author's message; what the author is saying through the piece |
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Tone |
How the author feels about their writings (what they're writing about) |
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Oxymoron |
Contradictory statement |
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Alliteration |
Beginning consonant repitition Sally Sells Seashells |
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