English Final- December

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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