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12 Cards in this Set
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Oxymoron |
combines opposite terms (living dead) |
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Parallel Structure |
repeated words and structures (of the people, for the people, by the people) |
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Personification |
an animal or object if given human traits (Mickey mouse) |
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Plot |
the series of events in a story (conflict, climax, dénouement) |
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Point of View |
the view from which a writer tells a story (first person (I), second person (you), third person (they)) |
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Protagonist |
hero (batman) |
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Pun |
play on words (my dad's new ceramic grill is hot) |
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Satire |
writing that ridicules (Animal Farm) |
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Simile |
comparison using "like" or "as" (thin as a rail) |
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Symbol |
something that has meaning for itself and stands for something else (peace sign) |
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Theme |
the insight about humans that is revealed (tragedy in Julius Caesar) |
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Tone |
attitude of the writing (melancholy in Animal Farm) |
