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38 Cards in this Set
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Allusion (classical)
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brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art
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Analogy
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the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship
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Anecdotal Evidence
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a short narrative account of an amusing, unusual, revealing, or interesting event.
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Antagonist
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the character against whom the protagonist struggles or contends
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Apostrophe
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when an absent person, an abstract concept, or an important object is directly addressed
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aside
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in drama, a few words or a short passage spoken by one character to the audience while the other actors on stage pretend they cannot hear the speaker's words
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assonance
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the repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds as in consonance
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blank verse
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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chorus
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a group of singers who stand alongside or off stage from the principal performers in a dramatic or musical performance to say or sing their lines
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comic relief
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a humorous scene, incident, character, or bit of dialogue occurring after some serious or tragic moment
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couplet(rhyming, heroic)
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two lines--the second line immediately following the first--of the same metrical length that end in a rhyme to form a complete unit
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diction
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choice and use of words in speech or writing
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dynamic character
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a character that will change in some way from the begging of the story to the end
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editorial
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an article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors or publishers
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extended metaphor
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a comparison of two unlike objects, without using like or as, developed over several lines
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external conflict
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protagonist vs antagonist, society, God or Nature
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falling action
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the final unraveling of a plot or complicated situation
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farce
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a form of low comedy designed to provoke laughter through highly exaggerated caricatures of people in improbable or silly situations
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figurative language
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figures of speech, typically hyperbole, metaphor, smile, or personification to say something beyond the power of literal language to convey
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first person narrative
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the story is told from the main character's point of view. thoughts of other characters are unheard
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flashback
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an event that took place at an earlier time
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flat character
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a character without complexity, never surprises, and can be summed up in a sentence
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foil
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a person or thing that makes another better by contrast
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foreshadowing
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something that is said or implied, that gives the reader a clue of what is to come
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form
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the fixed metrical arrangement that is used in writing or poetry
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free verse
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lacks regular meter and line length, relies on natural speech rhythms of language
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genre
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a type or class
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hubris
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arrogant, excessive self-pride or self confidence and lack of important perception
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Humor/humorous
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a style of writing that causes laughter
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hyperbole
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language that is used to create a gross exaggeration
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image
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a visual image of the setting or situation
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imagery
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language that is used to create a visual picture of the setting or situation
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indirect presentation
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a character's traits are revealed by action and speech rather than the narrator's descriptions
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informal language
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casual language that is used in literary works
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internal conflict
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a conflict within the protagonist
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irony
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when something happens that is opposite to the expected event or situation
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jargon
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a language that is used by a group of people
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limited omniscient point of Veiw
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third person narration where the narrator is outside the story but tells the story from the vantage point of only one character and reveals the character's thoughts
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