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45 Cards in this Set
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Fiction |
Written books based on imaginary elements |
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Nonfiction |
Written works based on real people places or things |
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Narrator |
Character or voice telling the story |
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Setting |
Time and place of action |
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Plot |
Sequence of events in a story |
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Exposition |
Introduces characters and builds background information |
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Rising action |
Introduces complications and build suspense |
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Climax |
High point of action |
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Resolution |
When the problem is solved |
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Protagonist |
The main character |
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Antagonist |
The character in direct opposition to the main character |
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Archetype |
Reference to a concept person or objective that serves as a prototype |
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Mood |
Feeling or atmosphere created by the author |
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Tone |
The narrator's attitude toward the subject |
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Theme |
The main idea in written work |
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Authors purpose |
His or her reason for creating certain work |
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Authors purpose |
His or her reason for creating certain work |
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Motif |
An object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work |
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Point of view |
Perspective from which a story is told |
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Point of view |
Perspective from which a story is told |
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External conflict |
A characters struggle against an outside force |
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Internal conflict |
A struggle inside a characters heart or mind |
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Genre |
A type or class of something a way to categorize |
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Satire |
Do use of humor and irony or sarcasm to that someone or something is foolish |
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Parody |
An imitation something with deliberate exaggeration for comic effort |
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Parody |
An imitation something with deliberate exaggeration for comic effort |
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Sub plot |
Story within a story |
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Figurative language |
Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary meaning |
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Hyperbole |
When the truth is exaggerated for humorous effect |
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Hyperbole |
When the truth is exaggerated for humorous effect |
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Simile |
A comparison using like as then or resembles |
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Metaphor |
A comparison with one thing to another and the connection is instant |
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Extended metaphor |
A metaphor that is sustain for several lines |
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Extended metaphor |
A metaphor that is sustain for several lines |
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Symbol |
A person, place, activity, object that stands for something else |
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Personification |
Giving human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea |
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Personification |
Giving human characteristics to an animal, object, or idea |
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Alliteration |
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
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Imagery |
Language that appeals to the reader senses |
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Imagery |
Language that appeals to the reader senses |
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Onomatopoeia |
Do use of words to sound suggest their meeting |
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Idiom |
A word or phrase that is not taken literally |
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Aphorism |
A brief, clearly worded statement about life |
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Anecdote |
A brief account of an interesting incident intended to make a point |
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Situational irony |
When the exact op. cit. of what you expect a curse |
