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26 Cards in this Set
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theme
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the author's message
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motif
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an image or idea that recurs throughout a novel that supports or symbolizes one of the themes
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symbol
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a physical thing which represents something intangible
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propoganda
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something tries to make someone think or act in a certain way
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glittering generalities
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when something is different from the older version
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appeal to emotion
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effects your emotion to make you want to do it
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band wagon
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when everyone else is doing it, it makes you want to do it
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half truths/ intentional vagueness
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getting on one side of an argument or story; or telling only half the truth
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testimonial
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someones experience
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virtue words
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words that make you feel good, but don't give a lot of information
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repetition
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the repeating of words over and over
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in medias res
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in the middle of things
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invocation to a muse
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author asks for help in telling a story
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epithet
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a short description attached to a character's name
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catalogue
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a list of things
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intervention of the gods
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when the gods get involved in the events of the story
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digresion
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a side story
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the oral tradition
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the way stories were passed down by speaking/ telling them
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an epic
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a long narrative poem about a serious subject centered on a heroic figure
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a hero
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someone who embodies their cultures values
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epic hero cycle
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hero is given a quest, hero is tested, includes supernatural or mythical beings, hero travels through a supernatural world, hero reaches a low points and almost gives up,hero experiences a resurection, restitution
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metafiction
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a work of art or literature which is aware of its own medium
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greek chorus
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a group of 12- 15 minor characters in a greek tragedy, who represent the general population
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double standard
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different rules or expectations for different groups of people when both groups are equal
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anachronism
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deliberate or accidental in consistency in chronological arrangement
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tone
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the authors attitude toward his/her subject
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