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33 Cards in this Set
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What are Literary Elements?
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Found in every story and novel. Must have the following components: characters, setting (time and place), problem (conflict), events (rising action), climax, soulution (resolution).
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What is a Plot?
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The plan or main story of a story or novel. (The sequence of events in a story.)
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What components does a Plot need to have?
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Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
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Exposition
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Introduces the setting, characters, and the basic situations.
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Rising Action
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As the conflict grows, excitement and energy builds.
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Climax
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A turning point in the action of a story that has powerful effect on the plot. The peak of conflict in the story.
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Falling Action
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Events that lead to the resolution.
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Resolution
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The conclusion of a plot's conflicts and complications; events that lead to the resolution. (Outcome of the conflict).
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Conflict
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A struggle between opposing forces.
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Man vs Man conflict
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Between two or more individuals.
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Man vs himself conflict
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Internal struggle concerned with emotions and decisons.
Ex: You and your fear of snakes. |
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Man vs nature conflict
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External struggle between man and an element of nature. Ex: Tornado, fire, hurricane,ect.
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Genre
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French word meaning kind or type. Major genres are poetry, ficiton, non-ficiton, drama, and essays.
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Dialect
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Language spoken by a group of people from a particular geographical region, economic group or social class.
Ex: "How the Snake got it's Poison" |
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Sensory language
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Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses.
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Fiction
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Writing that tells about imaginary characters or events.
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Short story
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Brief work of fiction.
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Theme
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The central message expressed in a story.
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Characters
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People or animals who take part in the action.
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Predictions
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Making an educated guess about what happens next.
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Alliteration
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A poetic device that repeats the same beginning sound for effectiveness.
Ex: Sally sells seashells by the sea shore. |
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Onomatopoeia
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Refers to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes.
Ex: Buzz, swish, plop, ding. |
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Personification
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Giving an animal or object, human qualities or human characteristics given to non-human things.
Ex: Disney's Movie: "Beauty and the Beast" |
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Simile
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A comparison using like or as
Ex: He is as busy as a bee |
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Metaphor
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A comparison that does NOT use like or as.
Ex: She is a graceful swan. |
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Non-Fiction
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The subjects are real people and the events are actual happenings.
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Biography
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The life story of someone written by ANOTHER person.
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Autobiography
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A writer's OWN story.
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Expository Essay
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Provides information about a single subject.
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Narrative Essay
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Tells the story of an actual event.
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Personal Essay
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Is an informal account of a person's experiences.
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Reflective Essay
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Reveals a writer's thoughts about an idea or an experience.
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Persuasive Essay
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Presents an arugument and attempts to convice readers of this position.
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