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37 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration |
repetition of initial consonant sound |
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Antagonist
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character in conflict with the main character |
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External Conflict
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character struggles against an outside force; Character vs Character, Character vs Nature, Character vs Self
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Internal Conflict
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the people, animals, or other beings that take part in the story's actions |
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Dialogue
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the actual words characters speak
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Foreshadowing
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clues given by the author about events that will happen LATER in the story |
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Irony
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particular tone created when the speaker intends a meaning that is opposite to the words he or she says |
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Mood
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the overall feeling (atmosphere) |
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Narrator
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the speaker who tells the story
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Plot
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the sequence of events in a story
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Protagonist
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the central character in a story |
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Setting
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time and place
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Suspense
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techniques to keep the reader interested in the story and wondering what will happen next |
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Symbol
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something that stands for an idea beyond its literal meaning |
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Theme
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the message about life that the author is trying to communicate
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Fiction
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story that is mostly made up
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genre
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type of story
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metaphor
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comparison using without using like or as
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personification
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giving nonliving things characteristics of living things |
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simile
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comparison using like or as
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direct characterization
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when an author tells about a character directly
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indirect characterization
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when a reader must infer what a character is like by the clues the author gives
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exposition
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beginning of a story |
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falling action
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events after the climax that lead to the resolution
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climax
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highest point of action
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narrative structure
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the way in which a work of fiction is organized
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resolution
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point in the story when the problem is solved
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rising action
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events leading to the climax
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tone
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the reflection of an author's attitude about his/her subject, characters, and reader (similar to tone of voice in one's speech) |
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dramatic irony |
the irony occurring when the situation, speech, etc, are understood by the audience but not by the characters |
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situational irony |
outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected to happen versus what actually does happen
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verbal irony |
a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is opposite of the literal meaning |
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first person narrator |
person telling the story uses I, we, me |
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third person narrator |
person telling the story uses he, she, it, they |
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limited narrator |
third person point of view where the person telling the story only knows part of the story; unreliable |
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omniscient narrator |
person telling the story (usually third person point of view) knows all of the parts of the story from all of the angles; reliable |
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imagery |
use of descriptive details to help understand the story; paint a picture in your head |
