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40 Cards in this Set
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Plot
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the order/sequence of events
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Rising Action
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series of events leading ot the climax
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Climax
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the turning point of the story
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Denduement
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when the story is resolved
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Resolution
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the outcome of the story
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Characterization
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traits of a certain character (methods used to develope a character) (1. actions 2. exposition 3. thoughts 4. dialogue)
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Exposition
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any descriptive writing
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tone
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the additude that the author adopts (the modd that he is trying to set)
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setting
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the time and place of the story
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symbol
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a person, place, or thing used to represent something else
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theme
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the message the author is trying to convey to the reader (never one word)
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Point of View
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prosective in which the story is told
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1st person POV
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narrator is a participant in the story
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2nd person POV
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when the reader is involved in the story
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3rd person POV
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when the narrator is not part of the story
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Omniscient
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all knowing narrator (when the narrator knows the thougths of all the characters)
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personification
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when non-human things are given human characteristics
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simile
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a direct comparison between to unlike things using like or as or seems
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metaphor
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a direct comparison between two unlike things not using like, as, or seems
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hyerbole
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an extreem exagerration
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foreshawdowing
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hints or clues to later events in a story
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conflicts
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the struggle between two forces
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person vs. nature
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nature cuases struggle for man
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person vs. society
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society or government cause struggle
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person vs. person
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external struggle (man vs. man)
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person vs. himself
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internal struggle
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protagonist
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the main character
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antagonist
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the person or force again the main character
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genre
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a type of story (classification)
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concrete
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somthing tangible (something you can see, feel, or smell)
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abstract
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not tangible (thoughts and feelings)
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Tenor
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the subject (real thing) of a metaphor
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vehicle
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the figure of speech in a metaphor
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denotation
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the literal definition of a word
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connotation
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intellectual and emotional images that are associated with a word
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Epiphany
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a sudden realization into the true neture of things (insight)
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Foil
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any person who through contrast or parallelism underscores, or heightens, the distinctive characteristics of another (one character compared to another)
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Parallelism
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an arrangement in which one element of equal importance with another is similarly developed and phrased
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story of initiation
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a short story depicting a decisive incident that launches a character into a higher state of awareness, whether for better or for worse (a coming of age story)(the character machures)
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Empathy
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the ablity to share/ connect to what others are feeling
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