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20 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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The the replication of similar sounds usually consonants or consonant clusters in a group of words
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Allusion
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A reference to another piece of literature that the writer assumes the reader has read
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Antagonist
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The force that works against the protagonist
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Aside
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Words spoken by a character in a play usually in an undertone not intended to be heard by other characters on stage
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atmosphere |
The overall feeling created by the Peace sadness,Gloom, joy, etc
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Characterization
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the process of creating a character by direct description or by the scripting what a character says what character things what other characters think about the characters or how the character acts in a revealing situation
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Climax |
The point at which the conflict in the narrative begins to be resolved the high point or highest interest or suspense in a story
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Conflict |
The struggle between two opposing forces this trouble may be external or internal
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Figurative language
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Language that cannot be interpreted literally; simile,metaphor etc.
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Flashback
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Scene in the play story etc. that interprets the action to show an event that occurred at an earlier time.
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Foreshadowing
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A hint or clue to the readers suggesting what is to come.
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Hyperbole
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Expectoration use for emphasis hyperbole can be used to Heighten effect to catalyze recognition or to create a humorous perception
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Irony
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A contrast between what really is in what seems to be. In situational irony the contrast is in the occurrence which is contrary to what is expected in dramatic irony of situation occurs in which facts are unknown to a character on stage though they are known to other characters or to the audience.
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metaphor |
A direct comparison between tow essentially unlike things without the use of like or as.
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Monologue |
A long interpreted speech that is spoken in the presense of other characters |
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Onomatopoeia
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The use of words which in their pronunciation suggests their meaning. For example when spoken is intended Resemble the sound of steam or a snake
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Oxymoron
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Words or phrases words or phrases that contradict one another. For example jumbo shrimp
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Personification
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Speaking of something non human as if it were human. Giving objects or ideas human qualities
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Plot |
the sequence of events in a story |
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Point of view
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The relationship between the narrator and the characters in the piece of literature. If the character is the narrator, it is sad to be written from the first person point of view
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