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54 Cards in this Set
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practice of beginning several consecutive words with the same sound
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alliteration
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reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person
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allusion
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descriptive detail, plot pattern, character type, or theme that recurs in many different cultures
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archetype
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repetition of an accented vowel sound in a series of words.
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assonance
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process of presenting different aspects of a character
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characterization
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The narrator describes the character
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Direct characterization
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the reader infers what the character is like from the text
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Indirect characterization
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The character is one dimensional
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Flat character
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The character is fully developed and multi dimensional
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Round character
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The character does not change internally over the course of the story
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Static Character
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The character changes internally over the course of the story
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Dynamic character
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Main character
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protagonist
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The character that is in a conflict with the protagonist
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Antagonist
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suggested meaning of a word or phrase
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connotation
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repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a harmonious effect.
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consonance
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Strict, literal, or factual meaning of a word or phrase
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Denotation
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Facts revealed by the author
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Details
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Social variety of languages with patterns that distinguish it from varieties
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Dialogue
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Word choice intended to convey a certain effect
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Diction
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Describes one thing in terms of something else
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Figurative language
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scene that interrupts to show a previous event
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Flashback
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Use of hints or clues to suggest a future action
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foreshadowing
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Deliberate exaggeration
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Hyperbole
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Difference between what is expected and what is
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Irony
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Difference between what the speaker intends and what is expressed
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Verbal Irony
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Difference between the expected outcome and actual outcome
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Situational Irony
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difference between what the audience or reader understands and what the characters understand
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Dramatic Irony
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Comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as"
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Metaphor
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Emotional atmosphere produced by an artistic work
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Mood
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any literary work that tells a story
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Narrative
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the use of words to imitate sounds
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Onomatopoeia
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Form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a clarifying expression
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Oxymoron
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Occurs when elements of a statement contradict each other
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Paradox
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Figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics
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Personification
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Sequence of events
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Plot
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Perspective from which a narrative is told
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Point of view
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Narrator is all-knowing
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Omniscient
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Attempt to influence a mass audience, usually with the intent to deceive
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Propaganda
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Play on words
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Pun
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Recurrence of things in a piece of writing
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Repetition
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Repetition of sounds that appear close to each other
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Rhyme
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Pattern of beats
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Rhythm
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Form of writing that ridicules abuses for the sake of remedying them
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Satire
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Set in the future
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science fiction
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time and place
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Setting
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comparison of two unlike things using "Like" or "As".
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Simile
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Framework or organization
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Structure
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writer's characteristic manner of employing language
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Style
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Quality of a piece that makes the reader uncertain
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Suspense
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Thing that has a meaning in itself and something else
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Symbol
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Arrangement of words in grammatical order in a sentence
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Syntax
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Central message of a literary work
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Theme
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Writer or speaker's attitude
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Tone
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Opposite of Hyperbole. Irony that represents something as being less than it is
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Understatement
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