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19 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words
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antagonist
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a character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist
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character
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the person, animal, or objects in a literary work
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characterization
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used by an author to acquaint readers with characters; describing personality traits and behaviors
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climax
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a struggle between opposing forces or characters (especially motivating plot)
Two kinds of conflict – internal and external Internal conflict is called Man vs. Himself External: Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Supernatural |
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imagery
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concrete details (words or phrases) appealing to the senses; vivid language to represent ideas, objects, or actions
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irony
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contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
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metaphor
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a direct comparison – comparing two unlike things without using like or as
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mood
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the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work
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protagonist
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the main character in a literary work
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plot
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the pattern of events in a literary work
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point of view
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(pov) who is telling the story;
1st person – the narrator (I) is a character in the story that can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings 3rd person limited – the narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters omniscient – the narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds and tell the thoughts of more than one of the characters |
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repetition
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writing technique in which a word or phrase is used more than once to give special emphasis
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rhythm
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the pattern or beat of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry
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rhyme scheme
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the pattern of rhymes in poetry charted by using the letters of the alphabet
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setting
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the time and place in which events occur
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simile
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an indirect comparison- comparing two unlike things usually using like or as
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speaker
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created by the author; gives the writing a voice
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tone
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the writer’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject
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