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32 Cards in this Set
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Allusion |
a reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |
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Antagonist |
a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) |
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Alliteration |
the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers |
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Author's Purpose |
The reason for an author to write a piece. |
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Character |
Person, animal, or creature of fantasy that takes part in the action of the story. |
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Climax |
the high point of interest or suspense in a story. its the turning point of the plot. |
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Conflict |
a struggle between opposing forces. Characters in conflict form the basis of stories. |
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Dialect |
form of language spoken by people in a particular region. Dialect affects pronunciation, vocabulary, and sentence structure. |
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Exposition |
Part of the story that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation. |
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Foreshadowing |
Use of clues during a story that suggests events that are yet to occur. |
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Hyperbole |
a deliberate exaggeration |
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Imagery |
descriptive or figurative language to create word pictures for the reader |
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Inference |
Conclusion or decision made by reasoning based on things known or assumed. |
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Informational Text |
Text written with the purpose of informing an audience |
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Irony |
a contradiction between appearance expectation and reality. (Verbal, Situational, Dramatic) |
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Metaphor |
Comparison without like or as. |
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Mood |
The feeling created in the reader during a story |
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Narrative Text |
Text written to tell a story |
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Novel |
long work of fiction that has a plot that explores characters in conflict. |
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Personification |
non-human object given human-like characteristics |
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Persuasive Text |
Text written for the purpose if convincing or persuading another. |
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Plot |
Series of events in a story (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution) |
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Poetry |
one of the 3 major types of literature |
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Point of View |
The vantage point from which an author presents a story. (1st Person- I, We, Me.. 3rd Person- He, She, They) |
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Protagonist |
Main Character |
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Resolution |
The Ending |
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Setting |
Time and place of the event |
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Simile |
comparison using like or as |
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Symbol |
a representation of something else |
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Theme |
Main idea |
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Tone |
The writers attitude towards the audience or subject |
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Universal Theme |
Message about life that can be understood by most cultures |
