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28 Cards in this Set
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Attribution |
Using a source's full name and job title |
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Denouement |
The falling action of a plot or resolution; means untying so that the tangles of the plot are untied and mysteries are solved |
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Motif |
(N.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design |
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Hyphen |
Creating compound words, particularly modifiers before nouns, writing numbers twenty-one to twenty-nine and fractions, adding certain prefixes to words: when a prefix comes before a capitalized word or the prefix is capitalized, use this (non-English, A-form) |
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Dramatic conflict |
The conflict is between what someone wants and what hinders the want: the obstacle |
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Genre |
A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc) characterized by a particular form, style, or content |
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Context |
Conditions, including facts, social/historical background, time and place, etc. surrounding a given situation |
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Narrative perspective |
The vantage point or stance from which a story is told; synonym for point of view |
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Parable |
A metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life and told in a simple story or riddle; it uses comparisons to teach |
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Semicolon |
Placed between 2 related independent clauses, before conjunctive adverbs (however & therefore) & sentences containing internal punctuation divide elements with this |
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Flashback |
A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time |
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Irony |
A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen |
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Paradox |
A contradiction or dilemma |
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Mood |
A story's atmosphere or the feeling it evokes. (Angry, confused, pleased) |
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Euphemism |
A polite or vague word or phrase used to replace another word or phrase that is thought as too direct or rude |
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Phrase |
A group of words that is not a sentence because there is not a verb. There are many different forms, but the most common is the prepositional. |
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Epigram |
A short witty saying |
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Cliche |
A worn-out idea or overused expression |
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Clause |
(Grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence |
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Apathy |
(N.) a lack of feeling, emotion or interest |
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Allegory |
A literary or pictorial device in which each literal character, object or event represents a symbol illustrating an idea, a moral or religious principle |
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Connotation |
All the meanings, associations or emotions that a word suggests |
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Dialect |
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation |
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Epigraph |
A quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work, or work of art |
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Allusion |
A reference to a well know person, place, event or literary work, or work of art |
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Double-dash |
Used for emphasis or interruption. Also known as the "Em dash" |
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Dialogue |
A conversation between characters |
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Empathy |
Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives |
