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13 Cards in this Set
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character
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a being who takes part in the action of a literary work
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myth
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a story including gods or goddesses used to explain supernatural occurrences
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theme
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a central idea in a literary work- the lesson learned by the protagonist
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symbol
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something that represents both itself and for something beyond itself
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fable
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a brief story with animal characters told to illustrate a moral
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setting
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the time and place in which a work of literature takes place
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irony
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a contadiction-a difference between appearance and reality or what is said and what is meant
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simile
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a comparison using like or as
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traits
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the qualities of characters in a work of literature
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narrative
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a work of prose,poetry or dramathat tells a story
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metaphor
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describes one thing as if it were another- my love is a rose
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tone
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attitude adopted by the author
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moral
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a lesson taught through a story
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