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29 Cards in this Set
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Symbols
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a thing, person, or event used to represent a larger idea
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Allegory
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a story whose characters are represented symbolicaly
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Theme
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the central meaning or idea of a literary work
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Protagonist
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hero in the story
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Antagonist
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enemy in the story
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Short Story
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a short fictional prose narrative
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Plot
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chain of events or related events
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Climax
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conflict reaches its peak (the greatest suspence in the story
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Resolution
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end of the story when all loose ends are tied up
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Conflict
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problems faced by characters
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Subplots
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plots that are part of the larger plot
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Parallel Episodes
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story repeats the main outling of an episode
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External conflicts
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the character struggles with outside forces
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Internal conflicts
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the character struggles within himself
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Foreshadowing
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clues that hint what will happen next
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Motif
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am element that recurs in stories from many culutres and from many periods in history
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Inference
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a guess based on information in reading and background knowledge
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Predicting
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guessing what happens
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tone
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the authors attitude towards the subject
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mood
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the way the reading makes you feel
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style
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the way a writer uses language
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Characterization
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the way a writer reveals a character
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Directing Characterization
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stating directly what the character is like
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Indirect Characterization
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reader decides the characters traits
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Irony
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an outcome of circumstance that is the opposite of what one might expect
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exposition
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the first stages of a story where the author provides information
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Rising Action
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the events that lead up to and cause the climax of the story...the complications
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Falling Action
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the part of the story that follows the climax ans is commonly full of trouble for the hero
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Denovement
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the resolution for the story
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