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83 Cards in this Set
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plot
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describes the structure of the story/what happens
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theme
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main idea, and is the unifying element of a story. NOT A TOPIC SENTENCE OR SUBJECT OF WORK.
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protagonist
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main character, whether good or bad
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antagonist
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provides central conflict for main character
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conflict
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A struggle between opposing forces..
1. person vs person 2. person vs nature 3. person vs society 4. person vs self 1. person vs animal 2. person vs fate 3. person vs machine |
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P.O.V.
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relationship between the narrator and the story
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first person pov
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narrator is character ("i")
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third person omniscient
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knows everything about all characters (at least 2)
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third person limited
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the narrator only knows one and only one person
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third person objective
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the narrator can't see inside the character's minds, only states what's on the outside.. "camera pov"
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setting
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time and place
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characterization
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technique used to reveal personalities of characters
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static character
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a character that does not change during a story, also known as a "flat" character
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dynamic character
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characters that go through changes during a story, also known as "round" characters
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symbol
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something concrete that represents something abstract... something you can observe with your senses
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foreshadowing
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hints and clues about what is to happen in a story
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mood
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a feeling (bleak, happy, confusing)
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irony
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a contradiction between appearance and reality
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verbal irony
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when a speaker means the opposite of what he or she says (ie sarcasm)
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situational
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when what happens is the opposite of what is expected
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dramatic irony
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the audience knows more than the characters (ie the axe murderer in the closet or romeo and juliet)
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socratic irony
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a person engages in a series of "innocent" questions to expose truth to another person
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what pov is a separate peace written in?
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first person
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what chapter does Gene's flashback start?
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chapter one
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where are the two places Gene visits at the beginning of the story?
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the tree and the steps
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when Gene fails his trig test, whom does he blame?
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Finny
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What is Finny's emblem?
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his pink shirt
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who saves Gene on the tree?
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Finny
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What is the good news Dr. Stanpole gives?
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Finny will be able to walk again
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What is the bad news Dr. Stanpole gives?
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Finny won't be able to do sports
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where is Finny whenever the winter session starts?
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at home
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why does Gene join the crew?
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to avoid sports
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what are the two war efforts the boys participate in?
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picking apples and shoveling snow
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what does Finny train Gene for?
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the olympics
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who's the first character to accuse Gene?
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Brinker
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who's the first boy to join the military?
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Leper
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what was Gene's cleanest image of war?
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the ski troopers
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What word is used to describe Leper?
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psycho
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what are the two rivers at Devon?
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Naugamsett and Devon
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what does Leper call Gene?
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a savage undearneath
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what are some examples of pure expressions of Finny?
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winter carnival, blitzball, snowball fight
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where does Gene sleep after Finny breaks his leg?
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under the stadium
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why does Finny admit that there is a war?
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he saw how crazy Leper was
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whom/what does Gene blame for the war?
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the darkness in human heart
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what do Gene and Finny call their "society"?
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the super suicide society of the summer session
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what is the name of the game Finny makes up?
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blitzball
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who's record does Finny break and where was it done?
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A. Hopkins Parker and at the pool
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where do Gene and Finny go whenever they leave Devon?
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the ocean/beach
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who are the only two characters in a separate peace to do a double jump?
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Gene and Finny
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who broke his leg in a separate peace?
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Finny
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when Gene comes to visit Finny in Boston, what does he tell him about?
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the fire tht was put out with brooms
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"peace has deserted Devon" means...?
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war has begun to slide in to Devon
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what river at Devon is muddy and can't be controlled?
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naguamsett
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who does Gene hit?
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Quakenbush
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what does Finny burn to symbolizes he is free from war?
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the Illiad
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what is an example of a death image in the auditorium in a separate peace?
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the opaque windows, pictures of dead people, and the boys wearing long black robes
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who is the witness that says Gene jounced the limb?
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Leper
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when Finny storms out of the auditorium, what happens?
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he falls down the steps
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how did Finny die?
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bone marrow escaped and stopped his heart
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who does Brinker blame for the war?
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the older generation
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who is accredited with modern day plot structure?
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Freytag
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what are the steps, in order, of triangular plot structure?
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exposition, inciting moment, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
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exposition
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stuff that happens at the beginning of the story
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inciting moment
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point of no return in central conflict
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climax
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moment of greatest emotional intensity
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resolution
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how story ends.. NOT CALLED A CONCLUSION
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who is the protagonist of a vendetta?
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the widow
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agonist of a vendetta
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Nicolas Ravolati
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inciting moment of a vendetta
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when the widow swears the vendetta
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climax of a vendetta
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Ravolati's death
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resolution of a vendetta
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widow sleeps well
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dog in a vendetta
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Semillante
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setting of a vendetta
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Bonifacio
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what happens to the widow's son in a vendetta?
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he gets stabbed
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theme of a vendetta
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revenge can be achieved by less than capable people if they are creative enough
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protagonist of two friends
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Morissot and Sauvage
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antagonist of two friends
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prussian/prussian officer
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central conflict of two friends
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person vs. person
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inciting moment of two friends
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the decision to go fishing
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climax of two friends
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execution
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resolution of two friends
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officer lights pipe
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in two friends, what does the officer want from the men?
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the password
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theme of two friends
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people will never be totally free as long as governments wage war
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