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41 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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The repetition of consonant sounds in a group of words close together.
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Approximate Rhyme
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A rhyme in which the final sounds of words are similar but not identical
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Assonance
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The repetition of vowel sounds in a group of words together.
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Characterization
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The methods used to
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Climax
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The moment of highest emotional intensity in a plot, when the outcome of a conflict is finally made clear to us.
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Conflict
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A struggle between two opposing forces in a piece of literature.
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Contextual Symbol
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Objects and descriptions that are not universal but are symbolic only within a particular work.
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Cultural Symbol
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A symbol that is universally recognized by members of a culture.
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Denouement
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The resolution of the plot. It often occurs after the climax of a literary work.
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Dialogue
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Conversation of speech among two or more characters.
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Diction
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A writer’s choice of words.
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Drama
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A story written to be acted out on stage.
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Dramatic Irony
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A device which allows a reader to know something that a character in a drama or story is not aware of.
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Dramatist
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the author of a play
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End Rhyme
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Places the rhyme sound at the end of the line of verse.
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Exact Rhyme
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words that exactly repeat a sound.
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External Conflict
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a conflict between the main character and another character or against a force of nature.
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First Person
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A point of view in a story using "I".
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Gesture
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A motion in a play to be done by an actor.
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Imagery
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Words or phrases that use description to create pictures, or images, in the readers mind.
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Internal Rhyme
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A rhyme that occurs within one line of poetry.
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Irony
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A contrast or discrepancy between what is said/meant, or between expected/actual.
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Metaphor
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A comparison made between two things which are bassicaly dissimilar, with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them. (NO LIKE OR AS)
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Monologue
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A long speech in a play or story, delivered by a single person.
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Musical Device
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A device that is used in a poem to create musical effects.
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Omniscient
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An all-knowing narrator who allows us to share the thoughts and fealings of a number of characters.
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Onomatopoeia
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The use of a word whose sound imitates or reinforces the meaning.
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Personification
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A figure of speech in which something is given human characteristics or feelings.
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Plot
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The sequence of related events that make up a story or drama.
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Point of View
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The vantage point from which a narrative is told.
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Refrain
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Words, phrases, or lines of poetry that are repeated regularly the poem.
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Resolution
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How the problem in a story is finally solved.
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Rhyme
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The repitition of accented vowel sounds and all succeding sounds in words that appear close together in a verse.
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Setting
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The time and place in which a the events of a literary work take place.
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Simile
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A direct comparison made between two unlike things, using a word of comparison such as "like" or "as".
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Speaker
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The voice in a poem.
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Stage Direction
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Notes that a playwright uses to show the actors how to act and move.
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Symbol
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Something in a literary work which maintains its own meaning while at the same time standing for something broader than itself.
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Theme
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The main idea expressed in a literary work; the central insight that the work gives us about human life.
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Third Person Limited
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A story told from the vantage point of one character, not using "I".
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Tone
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The attitude a writer takes toward the subject or the reader of a work of liteature.
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