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36 Cards in this Set
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author of "the most dangerous game"
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richard connell
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author of "the secret life of WM"
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james thurbor
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author of "eleven"
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sandra cisneros
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author of "the rules of the game"
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amy tan
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author of "the lady and the tiger"
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frank r. stockton
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author of "ambush"
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tim obrien
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author of"war"
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jack london
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golden age archetype
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a perfect time
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indirect characterization
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the writer shows or dramatizes the character and allows you to draw your own conclusions
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dramatic irony
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a reader knows something that a character in the story does not know
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verbal irony
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a writer says one thing and means another
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situational irony
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difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does
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symbolism
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symbolic meaning or character.
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similes
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a comparison using like or as
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metaphor
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a compromise w/out using like or as
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point of view
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vantage point from which a narrative is told
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exposition
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when the backround info. is revealed to the audience
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rising action
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the events that lead t the turning point of a story
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climax
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the point of greatest emotional intensity, intreast, or suspense in a narrative
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falling action
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all the action in a play that follows the turning point
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denouement
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the outcome of the climax
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complication
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a series of difficulties forming the central action in a narrative
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suspense
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the quility of a literary work that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events
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cyclical plot
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a plot that circles around to the begining
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dialectical plot
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conflict
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internal- struggle w/in the mind of a character
external- MvsM, MvsS, MvsN |
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protagonist
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the main or central character
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antagonist
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the chaacter that opposes the main characteer
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theme
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the main idea or the basic meaning of a literary work
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allegory
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a story with two meanings literal and political
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fable
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a brief story or poem that s told to present a moral or pratical lessen
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propaganda
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the spreading of ideas or informationto further
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satire
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a literary work that mocks or ridicules the voices of individuals, groups or insitutions in order to bring about change
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appositives
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set of by commas
Ex. I, Kaitlyn, am 14 |
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items in a series
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place comma after each except the last
Ex. Tap, Ballet, and, Jazz are all types of dance |
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cmpound sentences
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BOYSFAN
Ex. I wanted to dance, but I had to do english. |
