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41 Cards in this Set
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a picture of life through written/published word
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literature
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a specific classification of lit.
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genre
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not true, but true to life
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fiction
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writing that is historically factual
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non-fiction
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quirks in the language according to a particular geographical region
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dialect
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time and place in lit.
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setting
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sequence of events or actions in lit.
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plot
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a scene in a story that reverts back to an even in the past
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flashback
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where the author drops hints as to what will come later in the story
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foreshadowing
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a person in a story, the personality a character displays
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character
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the point the author tries to make about life through his/her work
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theme
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the author's angle of vision through which the story is revealed
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point-of-view
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main character
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protagonists
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opposing force/villain
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antagonists
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the most important element of the plot (the struggle)
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conflict
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a device that allows the author to say one thing but mean something different
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figure of speech
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anything that makes one author's work different from another
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style
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a contradiction in terms
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paradox
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comparison using like or as
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simile
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implied direct comparison usually of or is
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metaphor
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giving human characteristics to something that is not human
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personification
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lit. exaggeration
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hyperbole
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explaining an unknown by means of a known
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analogy
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poking fun/sarcasm at a lit. situation ( in the plot) in order to make a point
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satire
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difference between reality and appearance
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irony
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a reference to something in history or lit. that the author expects the reader to recognize
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allusion
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mental picture
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imagery
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something in lit. that represents something else
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symbol
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where characters and setting are introduced
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presentation
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where characters become involved in conflicts
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rising action
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point where one side of the main conflict gains & holds the final advantage
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literary climax
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general part of the story where conflict are being solved
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falling action
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point in story where all conflicts are resolved
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denouement
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order is restored no conflicts exist
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restoration
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where the author is a character in the story I is used
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1st person
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3rd person author knows feelings, thoughts, motives, etc. of multiple characters
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omniscient
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3rd person author knows feelings, thoughts, etc. of only 1 character
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limited omniscient
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3rd person author only reports what he sees and hears observer
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objective
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difference between what is said and what is meant
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verbal irony
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difference between what a character says/does and what the reader knows is true
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dramatic irony
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difference between the actual situation and what would seem appropriate
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irony of situation
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