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16 Cards in this Set
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allusion
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a reference to a well known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art
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characterization
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is the act of creating and developing a character. authors use two major methods of characterization: direct and indirect. When using direct characterization, a writer states the characters' traits or characteristics
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climax
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the turning point, the high point in the action of the plot
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conflict
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the struggle between opposing forces (external and internal)
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connotation
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additional meaning
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denotation
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its dictionary meaning, independent of other associations that the word may have
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detail
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specific information
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diction
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a writer's word choice and the way the writer puts those words together
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foil
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a character whose behavior and attitude contrast with those of the main character
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figurative language
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writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
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imagery
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words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the fives senses
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metaphor
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a figure of speech i which something is describes as though it were something else
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personification
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a type of figurative language in which nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
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prose
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the ordinary form of written language
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simili
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a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas
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tone
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writers attitude toward his or her audience and subject
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