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33 Cards in this Set
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Setting |
The time and place of a story Example: The setting in the Outsiders is Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s. |
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Simile |
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" Example: You are as red as a tomato |
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Metaphor |
A comparison between two unlike things. Does not use "like" or "as" Example: You look exactly like a red tomato |
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Personification |
Giving human qualities (or characteristics) to nonhuman things Example: Ponyboy has brown hair |
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Foreshadowing |
Clues in the story to a future event(s) Example: George killing Candy’s dog foreshadows George killing Lennie because Lennie is identical to the dog. |
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Flashback |
When a narrator refers to action or events that took place in the past Example: When Forrest Gump flashbacked when he ran across the United States. |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of the first letter/sound in words Example: Sally sells sea shells on the sea shore or P.E.M.D.A.S |
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Characterization |
How the author describes the character's looks and personality Example: Sodapop is big and he is 16 years old. |
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Protagonist |
"the good guy" Example: Shrek |
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Antagonist |
"the bad guy" Example: The evil queen |
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Mood |
The felling the reader gets (created through author's word choice or tone - author's attitude) Example: Sad or happy |
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Style |
Shows through when an author writes short choppy sentences, use grammatical devices, or include many symbols or metaphors in their writing Example: The Outsiders |
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Onomatopeia |
Sounds are spelled out as words; words when said aloud sound like the sound they describe Example: bang, sang |
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Theme |
Moral or message to be learned Example: To never give up |
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Symbolism |
When an object stands for something greater than itself Example: A trophy |
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Rhyme |
When words sound alike Example: round, sound, and found |
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Point of View |
The angle from which the story is told Example: First person, second , or third. |
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First Person |
Uses "I" "me" "we" or "us"; the narrator is in the story Example: The outsiders: pony boy |
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Second Person |
Uses "you"; the narrator is outside the story Example: Booked |
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Third Person Limited |
The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character Example: |
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Third Person Omniscent |
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters Example: |
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Third Person Objective |
The narrator is outside and can only report what he or she says Example: |
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Motivation |
The reason why a character behaves in a certain way; their actions or behaviors Example: The declaration of independence |
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External Conflict |
The struggle within oneself (conflict in one's head) Example: Heros having their loved ones captured |
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Internal Conflict |
The struggle within oneself (conflict in ones head) Example: having problems with the way you look |
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Plot |
The series of events within the story (see plots points below) Example: Any book has a plot |
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Exposition |
The groundwork of the story tells us the characters and setting Example: Once upon a time... |
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Rising Action |
Little peaks of interest that shows us conflict and lead to the major event Example: When the socs started to get out of their car to attack pony boy |
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Climax |
The highest point of interest in the story. The major event in the story Example: The socs beating pony boy up |
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Falling Action |
The major event has occured and now we are working on settling the story Example: When they have a party after they won something |
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Resolution |
The end ties up all the parts Example: And they lived happily ever after |
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Imagery |
Represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses (paints a picture in ones mind) Example: Describing a animal |
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Tone |
Authors attitude toward the subject of the story and the readers of the story. the author reveals tone through word choice Example: If they yell or just quietly talk. |
