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31 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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author's hinting of future events
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foreshadowing
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the end of the story
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resolution/denouement
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an obvious exageration
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hyperbole
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the character and setting are announced
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exposition
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the central idea of a work of literature
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theme
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when complications and conflicts develop
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rising action
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point of view in which the narrator knows everything
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omniscient
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(part of the story) captures reader's interest
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narrative hook
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a difference between the statements which are made and the true meaning of the statements (sarcasm, exageration)
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verbal irony
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conflicts get resolved
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falling action
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point of view in which the narrator focuses on thoughts and feelings of one character
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third person limited
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the turning point of a story
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climax
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the time and place of a story or play
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setting
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A sequnce of events in a story
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plot
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point of view in which one of the characters is telling the story
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first person
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language that appeals to the senses
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imagery
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when the author describes a character through what the character says or does
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indirect characterization
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when the author describes the character directly
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direct characterization
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the vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story
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point of view
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T/F
The turning point of a story is its resolution |
false
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The narrative hook is an author's attempt to capture the reader's interest |
true
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a difference between what the reader knows and what the character knows
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dramatic irony
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T/F
Every story ends with an exposition |
false
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The climax occurs in a story before the rising action |
false
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a struggle between opposing forces
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conflict
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normal irony
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situational irony
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a person in a story
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character
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a person, action, place, or object which means more than itself
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symbol
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a kind of writer or speaker that tells a story
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narrator
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the process of revealing the personality of a character in a story
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characterization
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an emotional effect in a literary work
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single effect
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