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71 Cards in this Set
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plot |
makes up the story |
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basic situation/exposition |
background information |
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complication/rising action |
creates suspense |
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climax |
intense point of the story |
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resolution |
solution of the story |
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chronological order |
arranged in order it happens |
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foreshadowing |
hint of what comes later |
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setting |
time and place |
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mood |
emotional situation; how the story makes you feel |
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character |
person being talked about in story |
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direct characterization |
author reveals traits |
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indirect characterization |
author reveals actions, appearance |
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internal conflicts |
creates plot and suspense |
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external conflicts |
dramatic action of plot |
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dynamic character |
changes throughout the story |
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synonym |
means the same thing as another word |
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fact vs. opinion |
fact= proven that it's real opinion= something you believe |
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theme |
lesson learned |
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symbol |
what the story represents |
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motivation |
character's behavior or actions |
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imagery |
being able to imagine part of the story in your head |
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narrative poem |
poem with use of voices |
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metaphor |
comparing without using like or as |
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verbal irony |
says one thing but means another |
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personification |
giving an object or animal human like traits |
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dialect |
spelling, sounds, grammar, and punctuation |
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simile |
compares using like or as |
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sources |
where you find your information using the web |
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situational irony |
expectations about what you think is going to happen vs. what really happens |
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contradiction |
applies truth and falsity of something |
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tone |
how the character sounds |
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generalization |
broad statement or idea |
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denotation |
dictionary definition; literal meaning |
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connotation |
feelings associated with a word; implied |
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context clues |
clues you use to find out what your reading about if you don't know what some of the words means |
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speaker |
voice behind the poem |
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purpose |
persuade, inform, entertain |
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conclusion |
ending |
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synthesizing |
combining two or more elements to make one |
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onomatopoeia |
sound;noise |
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alliteration |
having the same first consonant sound |
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image |
word or phrase in literary text |
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autobiography |
story written by oneself |
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dramatic irony |
audience knows something characters don't |
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narrator |
person telling the story |
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order of events |
order of how the story goes |
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point of view |
mode of narration |
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sources |
where you find your information off the web |
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topic |
what the main point of the story is |
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evaluate |
figure out |
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infer |
thinking things are true based on other evidence |
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implied meaning |
hinted at |
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literal meaning |
what it actually means |
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figurative meaning |
what you thought or think it means |
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tension |
anticipation |
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reveals |
what happens at the end;resolution |
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outcome |
what it came to be |
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logical |
something that happens in the story that can happen in real life |
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prediction |
what you think will happen |
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significant |
important |
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reflection |
thoughts or opinions |
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elaboration |
doing more than expected |
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introduction |
beginning of the story |
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thesis statement |
describes in a sentence what the story is going to tell you or what it's about |
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literary element |
main thing in the story |
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restatement |
restating something you already said |
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summary |
telling what the main purpose is in the story in less than a paragraph |
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paraphrase |
putting into your own words |
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generalization |
broad statement or idea |
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root, prefix, suffix |
beginning, middle, end or word; Greek roots |
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evidence, source, cite |
using the web; showing what you used on your assignment and giving the person credit |
