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35 Cards in this Set
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Naturalism
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Nature neither harms nor helps - it simply exists. Nature feels no obligation to anything
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Foreshadowing
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To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage.
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Plot
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The plan, scheme, or main story of a literary work; Characters and setting that happen throughout the story; main point.
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Connotative
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Symbolism; figurative meaning; the secondary meaning of a word in addition to its primary meaning.
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Implied Resolution
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A resolution that is suggested by the author through the use of supporting details and common sense.
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Interpretive Essay
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An essay in which students seek to explore and clarify a given text's meaning or implications.
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Theme
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A subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic; reoccuring motif.
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Ironic
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Coincidental; unexpected outcome.
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Thesis
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Forecast to readers the main idea and must be clear, arguable, and clarified.
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Rite Of Passage
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Something a character has to go through in life to progress to the next stage; innocence to experience.
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Allegory
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A piece of literation that is meant to be read on a symbolic level.
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Third Person Omniscient Narration
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The narrator knows all.
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Third Person Limited Narration
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Narration told in third person but only knows as much as one character knows.
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Third Person Narration
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Narration told from a removed location - except to hear he, she, they, them etc. && doesn't know thoughts of individual characters.
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First Person Narration
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Narration told from a character in the story - except to hear I, me, my, we, us.
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Symbol
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Something that represents something else.
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Interior Monologue
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Hearing the characters thought processes.
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Figurative
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Deeper meaning, symbolism involved, connotative meaning.
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Literal
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Surface level meaning; no symbolism involved.
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Denotative
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Definition - dictionary - words mean what they say.
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Antagonist
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Character(s) who work(s) against the protagonist; a force such as disease and nature can be included.
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Protagonist
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Main/central character that has a decision to make.
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Resolution/Denouement
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Loose ends tied up; problem solved.
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Falling Actions
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Story actions that occur that lead to the resolution/denouement.
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Climax
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The highest point of interest/action that occurs between the protagonist and antagonist.
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Rising Actions
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Story actions that occur that lead to the climax (can be huge.)
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External Conflict
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Problem that exists with another character or outside force; disease, nature, another person.
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Internal Conflict
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Problem that exists within a character; a flaw, mentally or emotionally.
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Conflict
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Problem that must be solved.
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Inciting Event
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Event that occurs that messes up the balance in the protagonist's life.
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Exposition
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Find out background information, setting, introduction of characters, and any other necessary information.
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Interloper
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Someone who meddles in someone else's business.
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Feud
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Fight overtime.
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Motif
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A recurrent thematic element in a literary work.
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Satire
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Irony or caustic wit used to expose human folly (lack of good sense).
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