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43 Cards in this Set
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Conflict for Last Leaf
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man vs. higher power
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Conflict for Cask of Amontillado
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man vs. man
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Conflict for Stub Book
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man vs. nature
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Conflict for Piece of Yarn
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man vs. society
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Conflict for The Speckled Band
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man vs. self
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The Red Headed League narrator
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Dr. Watson
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what's the true meaning for the "Red Headed League"
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to distract the man for four hours a day so they could dig under ground from his shop to the bank.
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What is Vincent Spaulding's true identity?
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John Clay
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What clues helped Sherlock Holmes solve the mystery?
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Vincent's knees had dirt on the pant leg
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exposition
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introduction to characters, setting, conflict, etc.
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falling action
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events that occur after the climax, lead to resolution
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rising action
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events building up to the climax of the story
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denouement
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resolution of the story
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climax
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turning point of the story/high point of action
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who is the main character of the Speckled Band?
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Sherlock Holmes
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what clues did Holmes and Watson gather to solve the mystery?
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Julia heard a whistling noise, there was a ventilator that did not ventilate, there was a fake bell rope
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"speckled band" refers to
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a deadly snake
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what is the relationship between Helen stoner and Julia stoner
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they are sisters
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3rd person- omniscient
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narrator is all knowing observer; uses pronouns- he, she, they
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1st person- point of view
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uses personal pronouns- I, me, you, we, us
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3rd person- limited
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narrator uses some, but not all of the info; uses 3rd person pronouns- he, she, they
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why did Mr. h pick up the piece of yarn?
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he picked up the yarn because he was a creative man and he thought he could create something with it
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why did Mr. H not want Mr. M to notice him picking up the piece of yarn?
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they were enemies and he didn't want to be embarrassed
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what happened to Mr. H at the end of the story?
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he died
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what could the piece of yarn be symbolic of?
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something you like but your embarrassed of
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Symbol
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object or person who represents a deeper significance
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characterization
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development of believable characters
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conflict
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opposition between two characters
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brevity
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story is short enough to reader in one sitting
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unity
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entire story pushes reader toward one emotion
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what is the main idea or theme of last leaf?
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people need a sense of purpose in life
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what is an explain of personification
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"in November a cold, unseen stranger , whom the doctors called pneumonia, stalked about the colony, touching one here and there with his icy fingers"
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what do sue and Mr. Behrman have in common
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they both care about johnsy
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why does Behrman paint the last leaf
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he wants to protect johnsy and sue
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why did montresor seek revenge on furtonato
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because furtonato had said something to offend montresor
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how did montresor know that the house would be empty
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because he told his workers he would be out all night and to not leave the house
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why does montresor make sure furtonato has drunk a lot of wine
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so he wouldn't put up a fight
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what preparations had montresor made for his revenge
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he had gotten bricks and the tools he needed
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why does montresor appear concerned about fortunato's health
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so that furtonato would think montresor cared for him
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define genre
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genre is the type of story
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5 types of conflict
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man vs man
man vs self man vs nature man vs higher power man vs society |
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Define point of view and explain the 3 types of p.o.v
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1st Person: the point from which the story is told
3rd Person: limited 3rd Person: omnificent |
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Define symbolism
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symbolism is something in the story that holds a higher power
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