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49 Cards in this Set
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Irony
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A contrast between what is said and what is meant/expected/occurs
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Foreshadowing
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Hints to the outcome of a story
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Symbol
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An object that represents itself and something else
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Allusion
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indirect, but meaningful reference to another piece of literature, music, play, ect.
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Similie
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direct comparison using "like" or "as"
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Metaphor
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Direct comparison using "is"
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Dynamic character
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A character that experiences change ina story
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Static Character
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A character that remains the same in a story
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Plot Exposition
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information essential to understanding the work of writing (usually in the beginning)
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Climax
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The point of greatest emotional intensity/interest/suspense
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Theme
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The main idea or the basic meaning of a literary work
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Setting
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The time and place of action in a narrative
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Local Color
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Aspect of the setting (speech, dress, customs, scenary)
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Conflict
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An internal or external struggle between a character and an outside force
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Point of View
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The vantage point from which a narrative is told
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Omniscient
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Outside, all-knowing narrorator who tells all characters words/actions/ thoughts
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First Person
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Story told by one of the characters in his or her own words
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Third Person Limited
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Outside narrator who tells only one characters thoughts/words/actions
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Amy Tan
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Wrote The Joy Luck Club
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Julia Alvarez
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Wrote In the Time of the Butterflies
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William Shakespear
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Wrote A Midsummer Nights Dream
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Edgar Allen Poe
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Wrote A Cask of Amontillado
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O. Henry
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Wrote The Gift of the Magi
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Dede
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More traditional and uninvolved sister in In the Time of the Butterflies
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Minerva
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Outspoken and most invlolved sister in In the Time of the Butterflies
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Mate
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Youngest sister who most wants to follow in Minerva's footsteps in In the Time of the Butterflies
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Patria
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Oldest and most responsible, level-headed sister In the Time of the Butterflies
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Oberon
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King of the Fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Titania
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Queen of the Fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Thesus
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Lord of Athens in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Hippolyta
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Thesus' Fiancee in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Puck/Robin Goodfellow
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Mischievous fairy and helper to Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Hermia
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In love with Lysander, Egeus' Daughter, Demetrius is courting in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Helena
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In love with Demetrius (not mutual)in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Demetrius
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In love with Hermia, decide to tun away from Athens to get married in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Egeus
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Hermia's father in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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anon
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soon
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aye
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forever
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doth
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does
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ere
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before
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hither
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here
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nay
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no
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naught
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nothing
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nigh
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near
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o'er
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over
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t'were
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it was, it were
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whither
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where
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yea
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yes
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whence
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from where
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