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32 Cards in this Set
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Flat character
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Is a character who reveals only one personality trait
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Rising action
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Occurs as complications, twist, or intensifications of the conflict that lead up to the climax
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Denotation
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The literal meaning or dictionary definition of a word is the word’s
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Climax
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the emotional high point
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falling action
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comes after the climax and rapidly gives way to its logical result
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Resolution
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the final outcome is revealed
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states theme
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a theme which expressed directly and explicitly is
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round character
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is a character who shows varied and sometime contradictory traits
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dynamic character
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a character who develops and changes in the course of a literary work
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plot
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the sequence of events in a narrative work
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Exposition
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the introduction of the characters, setting and conflict occurs in the
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symbol
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an object, a person, a place, or an experience that represents something else, usually something abstract is a
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point of view
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the relationship of the narrator to the story is the
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external conflict
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exists when a character struggles against some outside force such as another character, nature, society, or fate
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internal conflict
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exists within the mind of a character who is torn between different courses of action
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connotation
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the unspoken or unwritten meanings associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation. The context in which a word appears is critical to understanding its
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Theme
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is the main idea or message of a literary work; it is not the subject, but sn insight about life or human nature
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third person limited
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point of view the narrator reveal the thoughts/feelings and observations of only one character, referring to that character as “he” or “she”
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genre
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is a category or type of literature characterized by a particular form or style
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pun
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a humorous play on two or more meanings of the same word or on two different words with same sound is a
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setting
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includes the time and place in which events of a story, novel, or play occur. It often helps create an atmosphere or mood. It also includes ideas, customs, values, and beliefs of a particular time of place.
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Implied theme
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A theme which is revealed gradually through other literary devices such a plot, character, setting, point of view, figures of speech, symbolism, or imagery is
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Antagonist
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Is a person or force in society or nature that opposes the protagonist or central character in a literary work
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Protagonist
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Is the central character in a literary work around which the main conflict revolves and is often the person with whole audience members or readers sympathy or indentify
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Foreshadowing
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An authors use of clues that hint at events that will occur later in the plot is known as this and often helps to build suspense as well as to prepare
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Irony
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Is the contrast or difference between appearance (what you expect to happened or how things should appear) and reality
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Third person omniscient
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The all knowing point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story but someone who stands outside the story and comments on the actions
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Static character
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A character who remains the same for the beginning to the end
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Foil character
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Is a character who provides a strong contrast to another character and may emphasize another character’s distinctive traits or make a character look better by comparison
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First person
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The point of view where the narrator is the character in the story referred to as “I”
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Allusion
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A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from another wor of literature, music, or art or from history
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Resolution
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denouement is synonym is
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