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29 Cards in this Set
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First person |
The point of view that is the main character (I , me) |
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Third Person |
The point of view from a person outside the story (He , she) |
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Theme |
A central message through out a literary work. |
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Suspense |
A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of the literary work |
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Symbol |
A concrete thing to suggest something larger or more abstract |
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Non fiction |
Prose writing that tells real ,people ,places, events |
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Protagonist |
Main character, struggles for something |
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Antagonist |
Character or force working against the main character to cause conflict |
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Static |
A character who does not change during the story |
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Dynamic |
A person who undergoes a change during the story |
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Setting |
Time and place of the action In a literary work |
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Plot |
The sequencing order of events in a story generally built around a conflict |
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Conflict |
The struggle between opposing forces |
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Internal Conflict |
The character struggles with himself |
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External conflict |
The character struggles and outside force |
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Exposition |
Sets the story for the character's; character's are introduced conflict unfolds |
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Initiating incident |
Introduces the central conflict |
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Rising action |
The development of the plot; details are added |
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Climax |
The highpoint or interest or suspense |
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Flashback |
Stopping the chronological action and shifting it back to a earlier time in the story |
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Foreshadowing |
The technique to giving clues for coming events in a narrative |
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Mood |
The mood the writer creates for the reader |
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Diction |
Word choice |
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Tone |
The reflection of the writers attitude to his or her subject |
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Irony |
The recognition of the difference between reality and appearance |
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Literal language |
Uses words in their ordinary sentence |
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Figurative language |
Language enriched by word images and figures of speech |
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Metaphor |
A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is compared between 2 unlike things |
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Simile |
A figure of speech where two things are compared using the words like or as |
