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27 Cards in this Set
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word Choice
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Diction
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word order; organization of words in sentences (includes punctuation)
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Syntax
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language that appeals to the senses
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Imagery
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an extended metaphor
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Conceit
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stories which lead up to, and include, the death of the hero
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Tragedy
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the atmosphere the author creates. The setting can create this.
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Mood
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the author's emotions towards the subject
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Tone
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main recurring idea. Common thread, repeated idea that's incorporated throughout a literary work
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Theme
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the time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a situation occurs
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Setting
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something that represents another object or idea
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Symbol
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when a character is divided/duplicated into two distinct personalities. (usually in the form of two different characters)
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Doppleganger
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a mode of expression, through words or events, conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation. 3 types.
1st type- words. 2nd type- events. 3rd type- readers know something the characters don't. |
Irony.
1- verbal irony 2- situational irony 3- dramatic irony |
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a literary mode based on criticism of people and society through ridicule
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Satire
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14 line poem in iambic pentameter
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Sonnet
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a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person, object, or idea
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Apostrophe
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poetry in which a single character delivers a speech to a silent listener
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Dramatic monologue
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one character delivers a speech while he's alone on stage
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Soliloquy
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a word that's the same forwards and backwards
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Palindrome
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a solemn and formal lyric poem about death
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Elegy
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consists of rising action, climax, and falling action
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Plot
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includes introduction, development of conflict
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Rising action
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turning point in story
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climax
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unknotting of plot. often involves discovery of important facts.
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Falling action (dénouement)
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the perspective from which the story is told
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Point of View
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view where narrator enters the mind of others. Narrator is all knowing
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Omniscient third person
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told from the point of view of usually one, sometimes more than one of the characters
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Limited third person
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view that tells only what can be seen or heard; don't get into the minds of the characters
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Objective third person
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