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62 Cards in this Set
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Act
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a major unit of action in a plat to seperate scene and so forth
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Allegory
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a symbolic narrative
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Allitereation
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repetition of the same sounds (consonant)
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Allusion
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an indirect reference that people just assume
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Antagonist
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the cahracter against the main character
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archetype
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An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype: "'Frankenstein' . . . 'Dracula' . . . 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'
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aside
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a conversation sayd so only the ausidence and/or another person to hear
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assonace
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repetition of a vowel that make the same sounds
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Canon
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the work of an author that have been acceted as authentic
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catharsis
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the purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tentions
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characterization
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the techniques writers use to develop the characters
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cliche
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a sterotype expression wich is overused:
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climax
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the moment when the interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point; the turning point
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colloquial
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informal speach
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comic relief
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a humorous scene incident, or speech in drama used to break the tension
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compare/contrast
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to examine different
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diction
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the written choice of words
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces and the basis of the plot
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connotation
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the emotional response evoked by word
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denotation
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the literal or dictionary meaning
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dialect
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variety of a language spoken in a place
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dialogue
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a written conversation between two or more characters
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enjambment
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the running on of the thought from one line couplet or stanza to the next without a syntactical break
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epic poetry
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a long written poem or a serious subject
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epiphany
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a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revealation and insight
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exposition
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the information given before the plot starts about the chracters
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extended metaphor
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two unlike things compared in several ways
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farce
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a play that prompts laughter through ridiculous situations and exageration
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figurative language
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the language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of the words
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flashback
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something that happened before the begining of the story
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foil
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a character who provies a striking contrast to another character
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foreshadow
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a way the writer shows clues or hints to events that will occur
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hero
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the main character in a literary work; good qualtities that enable him to triumph over the antogonist
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hubris
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excessive pride or self-confidence
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hyperbole
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a figurative of speech where the truth is exagerated for humor
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Iambic
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a satirical poem in this meter
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imagery
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language that is used to create a vivid picture
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irony
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the contrast between what should and what would happen
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metaphor
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a comparison between two things not using like or as
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monologue
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a part of a droam in which a sinle actor speaks alone
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mood
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the feelinf or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
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myth
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a story usually conserning wome supernateral being or unlikely event
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onomatopeia
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the formation of words that imitate the sounds it is discribing
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oxymoron
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when two things are put together that seem opposites "sweet sarrow"
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paradox
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an ubsurd statement
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parallel structure
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similar paterns
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parody
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imitates another work; spoof
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persona
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an actors portrayal of someone in a play
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personification
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human qualities are given to an animal or inamate object
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plot
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a chain of related events that take place in a story
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protagonist
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the central character of the story
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pun
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a play on words
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resolution
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the final part of writing that closes all the loose ends
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simile
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a comparison using like or as
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soliloquy
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when a characte speaks their thoughts out loud
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stanza
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a group of lines that form a unit of poetry
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style
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the way a piece of literature is written
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suspense
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the tension or excietemnt felt by the reader
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theme
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the central idea or message in a piece of work
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tone
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the attitude a writer takes toards a subject
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tradegy
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things and events that turn out disastrously for the main characters
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understatement
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by saying less than what is true
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