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40 Cards in this Set
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Theme |
An insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work |
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Story-telling arc |
A classic pattern used in fiction that satisfies most audiences |
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Protagonist |
The main character |
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Antagonist |
the opponent that blocks the protagonist |
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Antihero |
we empathize for the protagonist who is actually a villain in a story |
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Foil |
a character who is a direct contrast to another character as a device to empathize |
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Narration |
a vantage point in which the story is told (1, 3 l, 3om , 3ob |
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Ethos |
credible sources/your credibility |
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Pathos |
touching readers emotions |
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Logos |
using logical arguments/facts to prove a point |
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Tone |
the writers attitude towards the character |
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Mood |
the climate or feeling of a literacy work |
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Archtype |
an original model of a person , a perfect example |
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Diction |
1.the words a writer choose 2.emunciation of words |
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Metaphor |
comparison that doesnt use like or ass |
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Extended metaphor |
a metaphor that continues beyond the first comparison sentences |
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Symbalism |
a person, place or thing |
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Denotation |
the exact dictionary definition |
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Connotation |
an idea or feeling that invokes in addition to its actual definition |
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Verbal Irony |
stamens that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning |
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Situational Irony |
actions taken have an effect exactly opposite from what was intended |
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Dramatic irony |
in literature this occurs when a character is making a mistake |
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Personificatiom |
when a writer gives an animal or inanimate object human traits |
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Foreshadow |
the use of hints/clues to suggest what will happen later |
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Flashback |
a quick memory that interrupts your real world |
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Hyperbole |
a ridiculous exaggeration |
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Paradox |
a statement that appears self-contradictory |
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Allusion |
a reference to a well known person, place or thing |
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Dialect |
a particular way of speaking that is unique to a social class or region |
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Dialogue |
the words a character in a story speaks. 2.a fancy word for "discussion" |
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Figure of Speech |
a word or phrase that describes one thing terms of another |
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Figurative |
not literal |
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Idiom |
a popular figure of speech |
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Characterization |
the way a writer reveals information about a character |
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Satire |
a work that ridicules the shortcomings of specific people or institutions as an attempt to bring change |
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Parody |
a work that makes fun of another work |
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Interior Monolouge |
narrative technique that records a characters internal flow of thoughts, memories or ideas |
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Soliloquy |
a long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage |
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Aside |
a long speech made by a character directly to the audience |
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Simile |
comparison using "like"or "as" |
