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13 Cards in this Set
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flashback
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Interruption in the present action of a plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.
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metaphor
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An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing.
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plot
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The series of related events that make up a story.
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simile
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A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles.
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symbol
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A person, a place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well.
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imagery
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Language that appeals to the senses.
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climax
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The point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest.
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theme
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The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals.
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point of view
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The vantage point from which a story is told.
1. omniscient point of view 2. third-person limited point of view 3. first-person point of view |
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setting
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The time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem.
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irony
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A contrast between expectation and reality.
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stereotype
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A fixed idea about the members of a particular group of people that does not allow for any individuality.
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Character
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A person or an animal in a story, a play, or another literary work.
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