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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Plot
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The series of related events that make up a story
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Conflict
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A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
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Internal Conflict
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a conflict that takes place within a characters own mind.
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External Conflict
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when a character struggles with an outside force such as another character, society, or a natural force
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Climax
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the point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest
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Resolution
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the final part of the story when the conflict is resolved and the story comes to a close
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Subplots
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smaller stories within the main story
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Parallel episodes
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repeated elements of the plot,
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foreshadowing
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the use of clues of hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
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characterization
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methods the author uses to develop the characters in a story
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Direct characterization
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when the writer simply tells the reader what the character is like
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indirect characterization
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when the writer reveals the personality of the character through a variety of ways other than just saying it
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motivation
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the reasons a character behaves in a certain way
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setting
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the time a place of a story, play, or narrative poem
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mood
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the overall feeling or atmosphere of a work of literature
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tone
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the author’s attitude toward his or her subject, characters, and audience
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personification
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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
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Theme
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The general idea or insight about human existence that is revealed in a story, poem, or play
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Recurring Theme
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Themes, such as the triumph of good over evil, that are repeated in literature throughout the world, and across time
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Refrain
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A repeated sound, word, phrase, line, or group of lines that are often used to emphasize a particular theme
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allusion
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a reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from history, literature, politics, etc.
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