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30 Cards in this Set
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Allegory |
A story with a separate meaning |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of consonant sounds |
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Allusion |
A reference to something known in the real world |
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Antagonist |
Opponent of the protagonist |
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Character/Characterization |
A person in a work of literature who learn learn about through characterization Flat/Static character = not changing Round/Dynamic = changing |
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Conflict |
A struggle within or between characters |
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Denouement |
Resolution to the plot |
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Diction |
writer carefully selects words |
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Drama |
Literature designed for performance on a stage |
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Figurative Language |
Departure from standard meaning of words in order to produce a desired effect |
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Foreshadowing |
A hint at the future of a story |
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Genre |
A class of literature |
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Imagery |
When literature produces an image in one's head |
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Irony |
Implying something very different than what is said |
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Local Color |
A detailed representation of a region's culture |
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Motif |
An element, device, or event that occurs frequently in a work of literature. |
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Onomatopoeia |
When a word sounds like what it actually sounds like |
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Oxymoron |
Two opposite terms joined |
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Plot |
The design and ordering of events in a literary work. |
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Point of Veiw |
From who the story gets told |
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Protagonist |
The person around whom the plot centers |
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Pun |
A play on words |
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Refrain |
A line, or set of lines repeated in a poem |
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Satire |
When a literary work is intended to poke fun, or insult something outside of the work |
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Setting |
The location and historical time in which a literary work occurs |
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Soliloquy |
Talking to oneself |
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Symbol |
A person place or object or event that stands for an abstract idea |
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Theme |
A significant idea in a literary text |
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Tone |
The writer's attitude towards a subject expressed in a work |
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Unreliable Narrator |
A first person narrator that can't always be trusted |