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34 Cards in this Set
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Dynamic character |
a fictional character who undergoes a significant change in outlook, belief, or attitude |
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editing |
In writing the process of correcting grammatical problems and surface errors in things like capitalization, spelling, and punctuation; in filmmaking, deciding which shots to use a how to arrange the shots that have been kept |
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Emphasis |
In writing, the stressing of central ideas or words through placement, repetition, or other methods |
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End rhyme |
Rhyming words at the ends of two or more lines |
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Epigraph |
A quotation provided at the beginning of a written text that may not be directly related to the writing but nonetheless conveys important ideas |
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Escape fiction |
Fiction intended chiefly to entertain, providing little or no insight and usually emphasizing plot and action |
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Essay |
The short piece of non-fictional writing in which an author presents a viewpoint on a subject in a personal way |
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Euphony |
The effect created by sounds that are melodious and pleasing to the ear |
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Exposition |
The part of a work of fiction that conveys information to an audience |
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Expository |
intended to inform, explain, or instruct |
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Expressive writing |
Informal, often experimental writing that explores reflects on, and expresses ideas and feelings |
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Extended metaphor |
An explicit comparison that's carried throughout a text and is based on several similarities between two things |
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External conflicts |
Conflicts between characters and forces outside of themselves—other people, society, nature, and even the supernatural |
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Eye-level shot |
A photograph of a person shot with the camera positioned at the level of the subject's eyes |
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Fact |
A piece of information that has been verified as true by objective criteria |
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Fade-in |
The gradual change from a dark, blank screen to a bright one as a picture appears |
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Fade-out |
The gradual change from a picture to a dark, blank screen |
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Falling action |
That part of the tragedy in which the fortunes of the protagonist are in decline |
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Fiction |
Literature created principally by the imagination |
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Figurative language |
Language that goes beyond its literal meaning, using figures of speech such as metaphors and similes to achieve special effects |
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Figures of speech |
Expressions in which words are used in unusual ways to create special effects |
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First-person point of view |
The type of narration in which a character tells his or her own story using the words I and we |
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Flashback |
A scene, inserted into a story, depicting events that occurred before the story began |
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Flat character |
A character in a work of fiction who has only one or two traits developed |
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Foot |
The basic unit of rhythm in poetry, usually consisting of two or three syllables that are stressed or unstressed in a consistent order |
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Foreshadowing |
The dropping of hints that indicate events that are to come, thereby preparing readers to accept the outcome of a story |
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Form |
A variety of literary, audio, visual, or multimedia genres—for example, poems, letters, journal writing, narratives, dialogues, comics, photos, videos, or PowerPoint shows |
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Formal |
Characterized by strict observance of forms and correctness; the opposite of casual or conversational |
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Formal essay |
A short work of nonfiction that is factual and serious and that deals with material or subjects in a formal and relatively objective manner |
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Found poem |
A poem "found" in a non-poetic source such as prose, advertising, a speech, or an essay by rearranging the words so as to resemble a free verse poem |
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Free-flow writing |
Freewriting; personal writing designed to encourage the free expression of feelings and to generate ideas, whereby people write whatever enters their minds on a topic as the thoughts occur |
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Free-verse poetry |
Poetry that has no particular length, structure, rhythm, or rhyme pattern |
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Genre |
A form of literature—for example, the novel, the short story, or poetry |
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Glittering generalities |
Words like great, unique, wonderful, modern, elegant, and tremendous—that sound impressive but mean very little |
