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16 Cards in this Set
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The anxious curiosity the feels about what will happen next
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Suspense
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Language that appeals to the senses- sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell ( figurative language such as similes, metaphors and personification)
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Imagery
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The overall emotion created by a work of literature
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Mood
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An idea about life revealed in a work of literature
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Theme
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The most important idea expressed in a piece of writing
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Main Idea
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A stuggle or clash between characters or opposing forces. Confilicts can be internal ( man vs. self) or external (man vs. nature)
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Conflict
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A person, place, a thing, or an event that has its own meaning and stands for something beyond itself as well
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Symbol
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A contrast what is expected and what really happens
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Iorny
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The attittude a writer takes toward an audience, a subject, or a character
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Tone
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A person or an animal or machine in story, play, or other literary work
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Character
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The time and place of a story, a poem, or a play
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Setting
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The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
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Foreshadowing
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A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports or science
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Allusion
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Conversation between two or more characters
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Dialouge
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The series of related events that make up a story: Intro, conflict, complications, climax( emotional high point) resolution( ending)
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Plot
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The vantage point from which a story is told: first person( uses pronoun I) omniscient( all knowing) third person ( sometimes unknown)
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Point of View
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