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23 Cards in this Set
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Analogy
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Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike in some respects.
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Antagonist
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Character or force that blocks the protagonist
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Atmosphere
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The feeling that pervades all or part of a literacy work
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Dialect
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Way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular grou of people
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Dialogue
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Two or more people talking
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Discourse
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Communication of thought by words; a talk
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Empathy
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The ability to feel what others or characters feel
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Figurative Language
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Words or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level; common examples are simile, metaphor, and personification
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Foil
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Character used as a contrast to another character
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Imagery
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Language that appeals to the senses
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Mood
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The emotional responses that a piece of literature stimulates in the reader
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Moral
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The lesson a reader infers from a story, poem, etc...
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Motivation
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Why characters act the way they do
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Point of View- First person
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The narrator is actually a character telling the story using the pronoun "I"
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Point of View- Third Person Omniscient
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The person telling the story knows everything about the characters and their problems
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Point of Veiw-Third Person Limited
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The narrator zooms in on the thoughts and feeling of just one character
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Prose
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Spoken or written language which is not poetry ( short stories, novel, essays, biographies, etc. )
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Protagonist
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Main character in fiction or drama
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Symbol
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Person, place, thing, or event that stands itself and for something beyond itself as well
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Theme
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The central idea of a work of literature
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Tone
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Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or character
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Comedy
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A story with a happy ending ( as opposed to tragedy )
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Comic Relief
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Comic scene or event that breaks up a serious play or narrative
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