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22 Cards in this Set
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Characters |
The people or animals who take part in a narrative's action |
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Mood |
The story's atmosphere |
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Tone |
The emotional attitude |
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Playwright |
The author of a play |
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Theme |
The central message expressed in a narrative |
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Dialogue |
A long speech spoken by a single character |
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Resolution |
The story's conclusion |
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Setting |
Time and location |
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Rising action |
Introduces the conflict and or problem |
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Falling action |
The part of a story when the conflict lessons |
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Exposition |
Introduces the setting, time, and place of the story the characters and the basic situation |
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Climax |
Is the turning point of the story |
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Metaphor |
Compares by describing one thing as if it were another |
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Simile |
Uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things |
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Authors purpose |
Is he or she's main reason for writting |
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Narrative |
Story Usually told in chronological order the order in which events occurred in time |
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First person point of view |
Perspective of a character in the narrative. Uses the pronouns I and Me. The narrator can reveal only his or her own observations thoughts and feelings |
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Direct and Indirect Characterization |
Direct- tells the audience what the personality of the character is Indirect-shows the things the reveal the personality of the narrator |
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Inference |
You need to give evidence from the text then explain what new idea it made you infer/understand Rule: Text clues+your experience /ideas= inference |
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Personification |
Giving human characteristics to non human subjects such as animals or elements of nature |
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Monologue |
Is a long speech that is spoken by a single character. Often reveals a characters private thoughts and feelings |
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Stage Directions |
Are the sets of bracketed information that describes the scenery |
