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45 Cards in this Set
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setting
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the time, place and society in which the events of the novel take place
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theme
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the main idea
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plot
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the sequence of events of the story line
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prose
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all language that is not poetry
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characters
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the fictional people in a play or narrative work
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round character
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a complex character
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flat character
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a character who is seen from one side only
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stereotyped or stock character
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a set character who appears repeatedly
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point of view (sometimes called 'narrative viewpoint')
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the way the author chooses to present the story to the reader
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simile
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a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
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metaphor
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a comparison between two unlike things where one is said to be the other
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personification
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a comparison where an animal or object is given human qualities
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alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line
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onomatopoeia
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words which sound like the noise they describe
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rhyme
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similar end sounds to words
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end-rhymes
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occur at the end of a line
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internal rhymes
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occur within a line of verse
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rhythm
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the pace at which a poem moves, the pattern of beats in the lines
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narrative verse
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poetry that tells a story
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ballad
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a poem or song which tells a story in simple, colloquial language
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sonnet
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a 14-lined poem of fixed form
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lyric
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a short poem in which the poet expresses personal feelings
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wings
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area behind curtains on either side of stage where actors wait
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prompt
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person in wings who cues actors on forgotten lines
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properties or props
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small items carried on and off stage by actors
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set
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all the furnishings on the stage for a performance (excluding props)
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director
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the person who decides how the play is to be acted
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soliloquy
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a speech given by a character alone on stage that reveals her thoughts
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aside
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when a character on stage makes a comment intended for the audience and not other characters
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comedy
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a play which entertains the audience and which ends happily for the characters
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tragedy
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a play that traces the career and downfall of an individual
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formal
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situations where slang or colloquial terms would be inappropriate and where, in written language, full sentences are used
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informal
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causal situations where more relaxed language is used
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register
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the tone or level of a particular piece of language
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cliches
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overworked or stale expressions
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slang
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current, popular expressions
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jargon
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either confusing language or technical language relating to a profession or sport
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hyperbole
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exaggeration for effect
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nouns
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naming words
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verbs
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action words
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collective nouns
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words that refer to a group or collection of people or things
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common nouns
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words that are used to name general things
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proper nouns
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names of particular places or things
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pronouns
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words that take the place of a noun (he, she, we, they)
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adjectives
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describing words
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