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39 Cards in this Set
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Exposition |
Beginning, Introducing the storyline, setting, and characters |
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Rising Action |
A build in events leading up to a Conflict in the story, and further character development |
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Climax |
Peak of conflict that is the highest point of action in the story |
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Falling Action |
Wrapping up the story, coming to a conclusion, action begins to conclude, conflict coming to an end |
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Resolution/Denouement/Conclusion |
Resolution to the storyling, the ending |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of the first consinent Example: Tim Talks To Turtles |
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Allusion |
reference to a historical event to connect an idea or develop a lesson |
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Antagonist |
Main Character in story who patrays a bad guy, plays a role in opposition to protagonist |
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Aside |
a remark not related to the topic |
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Assonance |
Repetition of a vowel sound Example: Wall, Tall |
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Characteristic |
Qualities and traits of a peson Example: Hair color, eye color, interests |
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Conflict |
Internal: Mental struggle, Example: Should I go with it External: Man Vs. Man, Man Vs. Nature, Man Vs. Society |
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Dialogue |
Coversation between multiple people Example: Hello, Hello, Bye, Bye |
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Figurative Language |
Language that cannot be taken literally Example: Break a leg |
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Flashback |
Sudden memory from the past Example: When I was 6 I learned to ride a bike |
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Hyperbole |
To over exaggerate Example: My grandma is ancient |
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Imagery |
Images that form form in your head from descriptive words you have heard Example: The flower was a white rose (Imagine a white rose) |
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Irony |
Situation with an unexpected occurance Example: Cops get arrested |
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Metaphor |
Comparing between two things Example: That girl is a ballon |
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Onomatopoeia |
Sounds that describe an action Example: Clank (representing a knock on the window) |
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Oxymoron |
Words together that hav opposite meanings Example: Jumbo Shrimp |
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Personification |
Giving non-humanlike things humanlike traits Example: The tree scratched my window |
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Plot |
Storyline and order of event, Main idea Example: A plot to rob a bank |
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Archetype |
A model or prototype of a story Example: Replication of something (Stick represent a wand) |
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Connotation |
Emotional response to a certain word or phrase Example: Word-Terrorist Response: 9/11 |
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Denotation |
The specific meaning of an expression Example: Wind- is the air in motion |
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Narrator |
Person telling the story Example: She kissed the frog |
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Point of veiw |
A certain veiw of a character in the story (The way they feel and think) Example: Cassy didn't like the apple |
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Protagonist |
The main character in a story that is petrayed as a good guy in opposition of Anatagonist |
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Rhyme |
Words that have similar sounds Example: Tighter, fighter, lighter |
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Setting |
Scenery that is described thoroughly for a scene Example: The forest was green and full |
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Similie |
Figurative language using like or as Example: He was as big as a moose |
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Speaker |
A person who gives a speech to an audience Example: Talks |
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Stanaza |
Type of poem involving a certain amount of words in each line, usually rhymes Example: As fly as a turtle That will tackle and curtle |
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Symbol/Symbolism |
Signs used to provide meanings different from literal sense Example: +=Plus sign |
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Theme |
Moral of the story, what you take from it (Meaning) Example: Theme of book was forgiveness |
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Tone |
attitude of a character Example: way someone acts personally |
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Mood |
The way the story makes you feel Example: The story made me upset |
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Consinence |
Repetition of a consinent sound Example: Cat calls cars |
