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31 Cards in this Set
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use of figures or speech to create an ironic effect
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verbal irony
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the methods a writer uses to communicate information about characters to readers
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characterization
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background material about the characters, setting, and situation
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exposition
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an image, object, character, or action that stands for an idea
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symbol
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perspective in which a story is told
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point of view
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p.o.v. where author is outside the story
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omnicient
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central source of tension and drama in the story
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conflict
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where the tension rises
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rising action
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it follows the climax and leading to the resolution in which there is a sharp decline in tension
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falling action
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speaker intends a meaning that is opposite to the words he or she says
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irony
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keeps readers interested and wondering whats gonna happen next
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suspense
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actual words the characters speak
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dialogue
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when the author shows the character in action and lets the reader draw their own conclusions
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direct characterization
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characteristic ways that an individual author uses language
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style
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conclusion of the story
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resolution
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speaker says less than what he or she actually feels
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understatement
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authors choice of words
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diction
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environment in which it takes place
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setting
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verbal representation of characters, scene, or action
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description
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framework of how the story is put together
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structure
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speaker who tells the story
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narrator
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central character
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protagonist
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use of selected detail sto describe on thing in terms of another
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imagery
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an exaggerated statement
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hyperbole
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suggest the writers own additude towards elements of his or her story
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tone
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highest point of conflict
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climax
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overall feeling created
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mood
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main idea or message
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theme
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gives readers clues about events that will happen later
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forshadowing
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lets readers know more about the situation than the characters know
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dramatic irony
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p.o.v. of one character who can see only part of the story
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limited
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