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51 Cards in this Set
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Setting
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the place where events take place
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Character
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person in story
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Protagonist
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good character faced with conflict
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Antagonist
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bad characters
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Theme
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subject or topic
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Plot
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plan of story
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Internal conflict
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conflict inside a person
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External conflict
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physical conflict
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Rising action
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The events of a dramatic or narrative plot preceding the climax.
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Climax
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Falling action
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The events of a dramatic or narrative plot following the climax.
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Conclusion
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final stuff
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Denouement
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the ending
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Mood
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atmosphere of story
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Symbol
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something to represent something else
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Foreshadowing
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hinting about the future
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Character foil
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character that contrasts to bring out another characteristics
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Tragic hero
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of noble birth but brought down by tragic flaw
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Hamartia
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tragic flaw
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Peripetia
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sudden change, reversal of events
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Anagnorisis
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unfolding, discovery
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Prologue
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before story
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Episode
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one in a series of events
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Stasimon
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a chorus, commercial
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Parados
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entrance to theater
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Exodus
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exiting (chorus
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Allusion
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reference to something well-known
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Skene
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dagger
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Proscenium
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the stage
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Orchestra
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dancing place
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Theatron
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where the audience is
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Catharsis
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release of emotional tension
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Chorus
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provide information, setting mood
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Myth
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fictious story
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Caricature
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exaggeration of individual qualities
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Social criticism
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writing that focuses on the dynamics of society
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Satire
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making fun of something
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Point of view
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perspective
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Paradox
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seems to contradict something but doesn’t
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Motif
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recurring element to support theme
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Dialect
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way of speech in a particular area
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Historical novel/drama
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based on real events but made up
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Fiction
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untruth
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Non-fiction
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true
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Dynamic
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a character that changes/grows
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Static
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a character that does not change/grow over the course of the story
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Round
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characters with more than one side
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Flat
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characters that are one sided
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Irony
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contradicting of normal meaning, contrast between what happens and what is expected to happen
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Hubris
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excessive pride
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Caricature
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exaggeration of certain qualities
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