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70 Cards in this Set
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Plot |
The arrangement of ideas and/or incidents that make up a story. A plot is based on conflict |
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Exposition |
The part of the plot that introduces the reader to character and setting |
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Rising action |
The sequence of events that leads up to the Climax. The climax is building |
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Climax |
The high point of the story when the conflict is resolved |
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Falling action |
The result of the aftermath of the climax |
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Conclusion |
This part of the story is the final result of the plot, everything is resolved |
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Initial incident |
The action which initiates the conflict and sets the rising action in motion |
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Protagonist |
The character in a short story who faces the conflict. The readers interest focuses on this character |
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Antagonist |
The opposing character or force against the protagonist |
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Dynamic characters |
A character that experiences significant internal or psychological change during the course of the story |
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Static characters |
A character that experience little to no significant change during the course of the story |
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Point of view |
The perspective from which the story is told |
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First person |
This occurs when a story is told from one characters point of view. The pronouns I, we and mine |
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Second person |
Used the second person pronoun you to tell the story |
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Third person limited |
The author reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character |
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Third person omniscient |
All knowing. The author reveals the thoughts and feelings of more than one character |
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Setting |
the physical background of the story. Where and when the story takes place |
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Theme |
The authors message about human nature or society |
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Mood |
The dominant feeling or effect the reader gets from the story, achieved through setting, description, and action |
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Alliteration |
the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of series of words and/or phrases |
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Figurtive language |
Based on figures of speech |
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Foreshadowing |
When the writer clues the reader in to something that will eventually occur in the stort; it may be explicit (obvious) or implied (disguised) |
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Hyperbole |
An obvious and intentional exaggeration not intended to be taken literally |
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Idiom |
A phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from he dictionary definition of the individual words ( it's raining cats and dogs) |
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Imagery |
The use of vivid or figurative language |
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Verbal irony |
The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
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Situational irony |
Also, an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected. A discrepancy between the expected result and the actual results |
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Dramatic irony |
Giving the spectator an item of information that at least one of the characters in the narrative is unaware |
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Literal language |
The most obvious meaning, or the dictionary meaning of words |
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Metaphor |
The comparison of two unlike things without the use of "like" or "as" |
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Onomatopoeia |
The formation of use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects of actions they refer to |
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Personification |
A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or absractions are endowed with human qualities |
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Purpose |
Why the author is writing. Some examples are to entertain, to inform, and to persuade |
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Satire |
The use of sarcasm or irony to point out flaws in human nature |
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Simile |
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicably compared using like and as |
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Style |
The ways the author expresses himself/herself and conveys his/her ideas and central purpose. Style of personal |
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Suspense |
The tension that the author uses to create a feeling of discomfort about the unknown |
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The veldt theme |
- humans are becoming to connected to technology |
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The veldt: utopia for the children and parents |
- a place of freedom - want to connect with their kids |
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The veldt: origin of conflict |
When their dad said that they couldn't take their rocket to new york |
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The veldt: foreshadowing |
The parents watching the lions eat |
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2081: American society |
People are told that being better than someone else is a crime. They believe that ALL people should be at the same skill level. |
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2081: authors satire |
The author was telling people that it's fine to be better than other People, those people shouldn't be given a hanycap to fit the rest of society. Everyone has a unique talent that only they could do, other people shouldn't take they away |
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2081: intended audience |
Teenagers and young adults. They feel they have to restict themselves to fit in with society |
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2081: purpose |
Show how modern society is awful |
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Participle phrase fragment |
Begin with a word ending with ing or ed (Sucked down the pipe with a hearty slurp) |
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Infinitive phrase fragment |
Will begin with to followed by the base from of the verb (To catch butterflies for her biology project) |
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Afterthought fragments |
Begin with words like; Especially, except, excluding, for example, for instance, including, like, and such as (Including the dog with three legs and the cat with one eye) |
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Lonley verb fragment |
Writers will sometimes forget to include subject in a sentence.
(But knew that all of his effort prove useless in the long run) |
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Appositive fragments |
A noun phrase that renames and clarifies another noun. Begin with a noun and usually include one or more clarifying phrases or subordinate clauses after it.
(A slacker wasting his afternoon in front if the television) |
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Puncturing fragments |
- Main Clause [ 0 ] Infinitive phrase - Main Clause [ , ] Afterthought transition [ 0 ] details - Main Clause [ 0 ] lonely verb clause - Main Clause [ 0 ] subordinate clause - Main Clause [ , ] appositive or Appositive [ , ] Main Clause |
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Long shot |
Shows background, establishes where you are |
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Mid shot |
Shows these and some background |
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Close up |
Head and shoulders, usually used to show emotion draws our attention to the face/object |
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Point of view shot |
Helps us to see the action from a characters viewpoint and thus sympathizing with them |
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High angle shot |
Camera looks down on person/object, making them look vulnerable |
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Low angle shot |
Camera looks up at someone/thing, making them appear powerful |
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Panning |
Shot where the camera moves slowly across from side to side from a fixed axis |
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Tilt |
Where the camera moves up and down from a fixed axis |
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Crane shot |
Where the Camera, mounted on a Crane, moves around at a distance above ground level |
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Tracking |
Where the camera follows the action, moving along tracks laid out for the purpose, often pulling backwards from a scene |
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Handheld |
Used to suggest a greater sense of authenticity. |
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Mise en scene (meez on senn) |
Describe what is in the frame - setting and props - costume and make-up - body language and facial expression - lighting and colour |
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Lighting |
- creates an atmosphere on screen - if it's dark and shadowy we might feel uneasy - if the lighting is bright we feel happy and confident - the filmmaker can use lighting to draw our attention to a person/object or equally, to hide them |
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Diabetic sound |
Sounds that the actors and audience can hear |
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Non-diegetic sound |
Sounds only the audience can hear |
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ESSH: Colour portrays |
Suburbia has pastel colours that make it feel like it's a normal peaceful neighbourhood. While the castle is black and grey which gives you this eary feeling |
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ESSH: characters |
Peg- kind but wants to fit in Bob- calm and supports Edward Kim- grown to like Edward Kevin- wants to show of Edward Joyce- flirtatious and gossipy Jim- felt threatened by Edward Esmeralda- believes Edward is evil Edward- shy and awkward Inventor- curious and possible outcast |
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ESSH: difference and conformity |
Edward was different from everyone. Everyone was scared of him cause he looked different but then people began to realize that he isn't a monster and accepted him |
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ESSH: humanity and imortality |
Edward was immortal meaning that he doesn't die, he will live on after everyone else. |
