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44 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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narrative/story characters stands for abstract concepts and teaches a lesson/moral
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alliteration
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repetition of initials, concept, and sound
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allusion
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reference to something that you know
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analogy
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comparison between unlikely things
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antagonist
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villain
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autobiography
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self-story
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ballad
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a narrative/story/poem about ordinary people, unusual adventures, single tragic incedent
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blank verse
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poetry that is unrythemed, an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
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climax
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turning point of action
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conflict
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struggle
man vs. nature man vs. man man vs. society man vs. gods man vs. himself |
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connotation
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emotional response to a word
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denouement
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resolution or conclusion
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dialogue
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play, drama (written conversation)
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diction
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writer's choice of words
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exposition
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explanation
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fable
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brief tale used to teach a moral/lesson
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falling action
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after climax, before resolution
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drama
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literature that develops plot and character through dialogue and action
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flashback
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incident/scene/converstaion that happened before
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foreshadowing
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hints or clues to something that's going to happen
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free verse
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no rhythm, no beat, no rule
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hyperbole
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gross exaggeration for effection
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imagery
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two-word definition using the 5 senses
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local color
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written that uses speech, dress, manner, customes, character types, landscape
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metaphor
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comparison between different objects WITHOUT like or as
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unity
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when all parts come together to form a whole
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tone
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author's attitude as a writer
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theme
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main idea, message, lesson of the story
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suspense
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tense or excitement felt by the reader
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style
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way it is written
diciton, syntax, tone, point of view, techniques of characterization, figurative language, imagery |
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structure
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the way the literature is put together and built
play, poem, or novel |
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stream of consciousness
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writing where flow of thought are not structured and just pour out
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similie
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uses like or as
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setting
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time and place where action takes place
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satire
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type of writing in which is ridiculed for purpose of change
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rising action
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building toward climax
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rhyme
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similarity of sounds between words at the END
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realism
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truthful imitation of actual life
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oxymoron
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opposite adjectives
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personification
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human qualities given to something nonhuman
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poetry
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arrangement of lines in which form and contents fuse to suggest meanings beyond the literal
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paradox
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statement/sentence that is self-contradictary
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oral literature
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oral literature that is passed down
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naturalism
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extreme realism
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