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21 Cards in this Set
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Formalism |
Analysis using only the form of the work (no historical or cultural context). |
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Extrernal conflict |
Struggle in the story that comes from an outside force |
Such as characters, groups, amimals, or nature |
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Motif |
Any recurring element that has significant in a story. |
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Round characters |
Fully developed characters. The author usually reveals varied and sometimes contradictory traits. |
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In Medias Res |
The author starts the narrative right in the middle of the action. |
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Metaphor |
A close comparison of two dissimilar things that create a fusion of identity bw the things that are compared without using the words like or as. |
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Foreshadowing |
Hint or clue about what will happen in the story |
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Foil character |
A foil is a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character. |
Usually the protagonist |
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Flat Character |
Usually minor characters. The author usual reveals only one or two. |
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Assonance |
The repetition of similar vowels sounds |
I rose and told him my woe |
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Dramatic irony |
When a character speaks in ignorance of a situation known to the audience or other characters. |
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Verbal Irony |
A contradiction of expectation bw what is said and what is meant |
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Paradox |
A situation or phrase that appears to be contradictory but which contains a truth worth considering. |
In order to preserve pace we must prepare for war |
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Personification |
The endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living qualities. |
Time let me play/ and be golden in the mercy of his means |
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Consonance |
Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. |
The words chuckle fickle and kick |
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Rising action/conflict |
Events that complicate of intensify the central conflicts |
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Denouement/falling action |
Logical result of climax |
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Which character is a FOIL to Connie, highlighting Connie's immaturity, vanity, and duplicity? |
June (sister) |
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Name some of the motifs in the narrative |
Music and flies (decay) |
Where are you going where have you been? |
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"Seeing with blinding sights" and "curse. bless me now" are examples of what poetic device? |
Paradox |
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What is the tone of this poem |
Nostalgia |
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night |
