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21 Cards in this Set
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Point of view |
A particular attitude or way of considering a matter |
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Character |
The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual |
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Conflict |
A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one |
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Plot |
The main events of a novel, play, movie, or similar work |
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Setting |
The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place |
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Irony |
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite |
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Mood |
Temporary state of mind or feeling |
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Metaphor |
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable |
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Theme |
The subject of talk, a piece of writing, a persons thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic |
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Symbol |
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract |
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Flashback |
A scene in a movie, novel, etc, set in a time earlier than the main story |
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Alliteration |
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
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Aside |
A remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by other characters in the play |
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Imagery |
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work |
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Soliloquy |
An act of speaking ones thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in the play |
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Oxymoron |
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjuction |
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Diction |
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing |
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Personification |
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman |
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Onomatopoeia |
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g, cuckoo, sizzle) |
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Colloquialism |
A word or phrase that is not formal or literary |
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Protagonist |
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text |
