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15 Cards in this Set
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Allusion
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reference to a well-known person, place, event or work of art
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Climax
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turning point or high point in the acton of a plot
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Dialect
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the form of a language spoken by people in a particlar region or group
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Extended Metaphor
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several connected comparisons are made throughout a story
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Foreshadowing
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hints or clues as to what is going to happen later in the story
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Imagery
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language that appeals to the five snses
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Mood
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feeling created by a literary work
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Protagonist
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the main character in a work
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Antagonist
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character in confilct or working against the main character
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Simile
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figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two unlike things EXAMPLE: Her eyes shine like diamonds.
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Metaphor
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figure of speech in which something is discribed as though it were something else EXAMPLE: Her eyes are diamonds.
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Personification
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type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human qualities
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Stanza
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formal division of line on poetery
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Tone
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author's attitude toward his or her audience or subject
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Theme
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overall meaning or message of a literary work
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