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44 Cards in this Set
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Tone
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the writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience; it is conveyed through the authors choice of words and detail. Tone can be serious, humorous, sarcastic, indignant, objective etc.
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mood
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the atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work
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point of view
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the perspective from which a narrative is told
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theme
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the writer's main message about life. theme is usually not stated directly and is left for the reader to figure out
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setting
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time and place in which the story happens
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exposition
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how the stage is set for the story. characters are introduced, the setting is described, and the conflict begins to unfold
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complications
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events that make the plot become more complex
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climax
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the point of greatest interest or suspense in a story. action reaches its peak and the outcome of the conflict is decided
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falling action
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the events between the climax and the resolution
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resolution
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the end of the story when loose ends are tied up
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foreshadowing
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the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action
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motif
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a unifying element in an artistic work, especially any recurrent image,symbol,theme,character type,subject or narrative detail
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Subject
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one word
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irony
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when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite
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style
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can be shown through tone/mod, diction, imagery, organization, syntax and point of view.
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Alliteration
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repetition of initial consonant sounds. Writers use alliteration to draw attention to certain words or ideas, to imitate sounds, and to create musical effects.
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Allusion
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reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art. Allusions allow the writer to express complex ideas without spelling them out.
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Analogy
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a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unalike.
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Antagonist
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character or a force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist.
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Author Argument
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the position he or she puts forward, supported by reasons.
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Author’s Purpose
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his or her main reason for writing.
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Character
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person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.
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Conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces. Conflict is one of the most important elements of stories, novels, and plays because it causes the action.
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Cultural Context
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The cultural context of a literary work is the economic, social, and historical environment of the characters. This includes the attitudes and customs of that culture and historical period.
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External Conflict
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a character struggles against some outside force, such as another person. Another kind of external conflict may occur between a character and some force in nature.
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Flashback
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a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past.
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Historical Context
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the actual political and social events and trends of the time.
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Imagery
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are words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
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Internal Conflict
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conflict that takes place within the mind of a character.
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Main Character
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the most important character in a story, poem, or play.
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Metaphor
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figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else.
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Minor Character
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one who takes part in the action but is not the focus of attention.
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Onomatopoeia
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the use of words that imitate sounds.
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Oxymoron
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a figure of speech that links two opposite or contradictory words, to point out an idea or situation that seems contradictory or inconsistent but on closer inspection turns out to be somehow true.
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Personification
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a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
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Perspective
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the way he or she sees things.
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Persuasion
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writing or speech that attempts to convince the reader or listener to adopt a particular opinion or course of action.
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Plot
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sequence of events in which each event results from a previous one and causes the next.
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Protagonist
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the main character in a literary work.
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Repetition
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the use, more than once, of any element of language
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Simile
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a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas.
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Symbol
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anything that stands for or represents something else.
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Symbolism
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the use of symbols. Symbolism plays an important role in many different types of literature.
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Tragedy
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a work of literature, especially a play, that results in a catastrophe for the main character.
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