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32 Cards in this Set
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protagonist
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Main character
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personification
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When inanimate objects are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.
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foreshadowing
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To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand.
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setting
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The physical and social context in which the action of a story occurs. The major elements of setting are the time, the place, and the social environment that frames the characters.
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metaphor
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A comparison that does not use "like" or "as". More forceful.
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simile
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A comparison using "like" or "as". Shows the differences and similarities between your topic and the object/animal/person with which it is compared. We use similes to describle things that are hard to describe. Shock value.
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genre
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The style of writing.
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Chivalric romance
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1. Narrative told in verse form.
2. Code of valor or honor involving royalty, etc. 3. Follows rules of courtly love. |
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Courtly love
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1. Love is idealized.
2. The lover does not posses his love, rather he loves from afar. 3. Woman is put on pedestal. |
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Fabliau
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1. Low humor (scatological).
2. Trickery. 3. Undermines serious romance (chivalry). |
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Breton Lais
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1. Set in Brittany (northern France).
2. Magic fairies and folklore. 3. A crime punished by an unusual justice. |
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beast fable
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1. Talking animals.
2. Few humans, if any. 3. Moral to the story. |
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exemplum
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1. An example.
2. A brief story used to make a point in an argument or to illustrate a moral truth |
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irony
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You expect one thing to happen, but the opposite happens.
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antagonist
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The person or force against the protagonist.
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flat
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Someone who's moral characteristics can be summed up in 1-2 traits.
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Round
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The author gives us many distinguishing characteristics, multi-faceted characteristics.
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dynamic (developing)
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Changes during the story.
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static
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Stays the same throughout the story.
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foil
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A character similar to but less perfect than the protagonist to make the main character look better. i.e. Dr. Watson is a foil to Sherlock Holmes.
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mirror
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A character reflecting the protagonist with similar characteristics.
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four types of conflict
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Man vs. man
Man vs. nature Man vs. society Man vs. Himself Man vs. Supernatural |
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first person
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The story is told by a character from the story.
pronoun clues- I, we, me, my our... |
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3rd person objective
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-The story is told by a narrator who is not in the story.
-The narrator is an observer - He or she does not know the thoughts or feelings of the characters. |
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3rd Person Omniscient
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-The story is told by a narrator who is not a character in the story.
- The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of the characters. |
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3rd Person Limited
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-The narrator tells the story in 3rd person, but he or she is limmited to a complete knowledge (thoughts and feelings) of only one character.
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allusion
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A reference to common knowledge.
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symbols
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Persons, places, things, or actions that have more meaning than that which is apparant on the surface.
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metaphor
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A word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making a comparison.
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theme
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Theme is the controlling idea- the sentral insight of a literary work- the author's interpretation of life, not a moral.
Characteritics of theme. 1. Theme is expressed in a complete sentence (subj. + pred) 2. Theme is expressed as a generalization (DO NOT name characters or plot) 3. Be careful to avoid overgeneralizing (Ex: all people/no one) 4. Theme is the unifying idea. It accounts for all the details of the plot. 5. Never express theme in a cliché. A topic is one word, a theme is not. |
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suspense
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The quality in a story that makes the reader ask "What's going to happen next?" It intensifies the curiosity.
1. Mystery- the unexplainable. 2. Dilemma- the character has to make a choice. |
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rhetoric
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Using quotes from famous or intelligent people, statistics, or facts to prove a point.
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