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10 Cards in this Set
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Iamb
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Iambic: unstressed - stressed
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Monologue
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A long speech in a play or a story, delivered by a single person. A monologue is delivered in the presence of one or more characters; a soliloquy is delivered while the speaker is alone.
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Motif
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Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, o r literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text's major themes.
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Motivation
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The reasons, either stated or implied, for a character's behavior.
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Narration
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The kind of writing or speaking that relates a series of events.
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Narrator
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One who narrates, or tells a story.
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First-person Narrator
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Someone who is either a major or minor character in the story.
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Third-person Narrator
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Someone who is not in the story at all. In this case, narrators are often omniscient.
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Nonfiction
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Prose that deals with real events and people, not with imagined events and people (Biography, autobiography, essays, etc.)
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Novel
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A long fictional narrative written in prose, usually having many characters and a strong plot
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