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41 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration |
Repetition of constant sounds at the beginning |
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Allusion |
Indirect reference to another literary work |
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Analogy |
Comparison between 2 like things |
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Antagonist |
Person or thing against the main character |
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Aside |
The thought of a character meant to be heard |
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Assonance |
Repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words |
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Character |
People who take part in the action of the story |
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Epithet |
Brief descriptive phrase about a particular person |
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First person |
Narrator is main character in story (I, me, my) |
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Foreshadowing |
Hints and clues about what will happen later in the story |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration of the truth for effect |
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Idiom |
Different meaning of original word |
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Imagery |
Descriptive words and phrases that create a picture |
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Irony |
Contrast between appearance and realty |
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It's |
It is |
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Its |
Used to explain something |
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Loose |
Opposite of tight |
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lose |
To have taken away from you |
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Metaphor |
Comparison without using like or as |
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Mood |
Feeling or atmosphere of the story |
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Onomatopia |
Description of sounds "boom" "pow" |
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Personifictaion |
Human qualities given to an object, animal, or idea |
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Plot |
Sequence of events in a story |
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Protagonist |
Central character or hero of story |
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Pun |
Play on words (joke) |
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Satire |
Ridiculed to improve society |
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Setting |
Time and place of action |
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Simile |
Comparison using like or as |
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Symbol |
Person, place, or activity that stands for something beyonds its meaning |
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Their |
Someone else |
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Theme |
Main idea |
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There |
A place |
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They're |
They are |
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3rd person |
Narrator is someone outside of the action (he, she, they) |
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To |
Description |
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Tone |
Attitude towards the story |
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Too |
Also |
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Two |
Quantity |
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Understatement |
Creating emphasis by using less words and description |
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You're |
You are |
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Your |
"It's yours" another person |
