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44 Cards in this Set
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climax
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high point of tension or excitement in the story; turning point
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stanza
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a formal division of line in a poem, considered as a unit
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aside
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short speech in which a character "talks under his breath" to reveal his thoughts
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protagonist
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main character
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epic
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narrative poem about the deeds of gods and heroes
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couplet
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a pair of rhyming lines
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onomatopoeia
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use of words that imitate sounds
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metaphor
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comparison of 2 unlike things without using like or as (one thing is another thing)
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allusion
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reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
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simile
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comparison of 2 like things using like or as
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setting
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time and place of action
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monlogue
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long speech by one character in a play while others are present
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antagonist
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character who causes conflict for the protagonist
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tragedy
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a work of literature that results in catastrophe for the main character
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sonnet
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a 14 line lyric poem
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assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds
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soliloquy
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long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on the stage
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces
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foreshadowing
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clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
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iambic pentameter
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line of poetry made up of five unstressed syllables, each flowed by a stressed syllable
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3rd person omniscient
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type of narration in which the person telling the story is outside the story and knows all
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dialogue
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conversation between characters
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static character
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character who stays the same
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1st person
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type of narration in which the person telling the story is a character in the story
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surprise ending
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conclusion that violates the expectations of the reader but in a way that is both logical and believable
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round
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character with multiple traits
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symbol
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Anything that stands for, or represents , something else. An object that serves as a symbol has its own meaning, but it also represents abstract ideas.
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flat character
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character with only one trait
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blank verse
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poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines
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suspense
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feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work
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3rd person limited
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type of narration in which the person telling the story is outside the story but only knows the the thoughts of one character
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consonance
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repetition of consonant sounds
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theme
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central lesson or insight about life
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tragic hero
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tragic flaw, or weakness, in the character causes catastrophe for themselves
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prose
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ordinary form of written language
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rhyme
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repetition of sounds at the ends of words
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alliteration
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repetition of initial consonant sounds
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meter
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rhythmical pattern of a poem, the pattern is determined by the number and types of stresses, or beats, in each line
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personification
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nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
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imagery
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descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for readers
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dynamic character
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one who changes significantly during the course of the story
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3rd person objective
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"fly on the wall", tells a story without detailing any characters' thoughts
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second person
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"you" replaces "I"
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