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31 Cards in this Set
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What are Literary Elements? |
Found in every story and novel. Must have the following components: characters, setting (time and place), problem (conflict), events (rising action), climax, soulution (resolution). |
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What is a Plot? |
The plan or main story of a story or novel. (The sequence of events in a story.) |
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What components does a Plot need to have? |
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
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Exposition |
Introduces the setting, characters, and the basic situations. |
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Rising Action |
As the conflict grows, excitement and energy builds. |
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Climax |
A turning point in the action of a story that has powerful effect on the plot. The peak of conflict in the story. |
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Falling Action
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Events that leads to the resolution. |
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Resolution
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The conclusion of a plot's conflicts and complications; events that lead to the resolution. (Outcome of the conflict).
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Conflict |
A struggle between opposing forces.
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Dialogue |
Conversation between two or more characters. |
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Genre |
French word meaning kind or type. Major genres are poetry, ficiton, non-ficiton, drama, and essays. |
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Sensory language |
Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses. |
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Fiction
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Writing that tells about imaginary characters or events. |
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Short story
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Brief work of fiction.
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Theme
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The central message expressed in a story.
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Characters
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People or animals who take part in the action.
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Predictions |
Making an educated guess about what happens next. |
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Alliteration
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A poetic device that repeats the same beginning sound for effectiveness.
Ex: Sally sells seashells by the sea shore. |
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Onomatopoeia |
Refers to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes. |
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Personification |
Giving an animal or object, human qualities or human characteristics given to non-human things. |
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Simile |
A comparison using like or as |
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Metaphor |
A comparison that does NOT use like or as.
Ex: She is a graceful swan. |
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Non-Fiction
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The subjects are real people and the events are actual happenings.
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Biography
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The life story of someone written by ANOTHER person.
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Autobiography
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A writer's OWN story.
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Narrative Essay |
Tells the story of an actual event. |
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Personal Essay |
Is an informal account of a person's experiences. |
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Reflective Essay
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Reveals a writer's thoughts about an idea or an experience.
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Persuasive Essay |
Presents an arugument and attempts to convice readers of this position. |
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Oxymoron |
Two words that conflict with each other, for example Jumbo Shrimp, Big Baby |
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Hyperbole |
An extreme exaggeration, for example... My feet are killing me. |
