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25 Cards in this Set
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Allusion |
A reference to a literary or historical person or event to explain a present situation. |
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Antagonist |
The adversary who opposes the protagonist. |
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Characterization |
The technique a writer uses to create lifelike characters. |
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Conflict |
A struggle between two opposing forces. |
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DirectCharacterization |
Occurs when the author specifically reveals traits about a character in a direct, straightforward manner |
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Dynamic Character |
A character who undergoes change and development throughout the literary piece; |
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Foreshadowing |
A hint of what is to come in the story. |
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Hyperbole |
A figure of speech using great exaggeration to emphasize strong feeling |
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Imagery |
The use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses. |
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Indirect Characterization |
The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc. |
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Irony –Dramatic |
The reader or viewer is aware of something about which the characters involved know nothing about. |
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Irony |
Things turn out contrary to what is expected. |
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Metaphor |
A figure of speech that implies or states a comparison between two unlike things. A metaphor does not use like or as. |
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Mood |
The atmosphere and feeling that a writer creates in a work through the choice of setting, imagery, details, and description. |
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Onomatopoeia |
The creation of words that imitate the sounds they represent |
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Personification |
A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to inanimate objects, animals or ideas. |
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Point of View |
The mode of narration (Ex: First person & third person) |
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Protagonist |
The main character in a work. |
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Setting |
Social conditions, historical time, geographical locations, weather, immediate surroundings, and timing |
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Simile |
A figure of speech involving direct comparison between two unlike things and using words such as “like” or “as” |
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Static Character |
A character who does not undergo any change throughout the literary work |
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Symbol |
Something concrete, such as an object, person, place or happening, that stands for or represents something abstract such as an idea, a quality a concept or a condition. |
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Theme |
The underlying message of a literary work. |
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Tone |
The attitude of the writer towards his or her subject. |
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Alliteration |
The repetition of initial consonant sounds. |
