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41 Cards in this Set
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loosely describes any writing in verse or prose that has a double meaning
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ALLEGORY
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what number is the only number that does not have a reciprocal
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zero
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the product of any number and its reciprocal is the number ____
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one
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if a variable is multiplied by a number, we say that the number is the _____ of the variable
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coefficient
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The emotional feelings inspired by a work
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ATMOSPHERE
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both sides of an equation can be multiplied by the same number (except zero) without changing the solution to the equation. This is called ______
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multiplication rule for equations or multiplication property of equality
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both sides of an equation can be divided by the same number (except zero) without changing the solution to the equation. This is called ____
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division rule for equations or division property of equality
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An author or poet's use of description, dialogue, dialect, and action to create in the reader an emotional or intellectual reaction to a character or to make the character more vivid and realistic
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CHARACTERIZATION
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when you combine the multiplication rule for equations and the division rule for equations the rule is called ___
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multiplication-division rule for equations
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The moment in a play, novel, short story, or narrative poem at which the crisis reaches its point of greatest intensity and is thereafter resolved
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CLIMAX
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The opposition between two characters (such as a protagonist and an antagonist), between two large groups of people, or between the protagonist and a larger problem such as forces of nature, ideas, public mores, and so on
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CONFLICT
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The choice of a particular word as opposed to others
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DICTION
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Also called a round character, and is one whose personality changes or evolves over the course of a narrative or appears to have the capacity for such change
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DYNAMIC CHARACTER
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the standard term for the sudden flare into revelation of an ordinary object or scene
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EPIPHANY
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The use of authorial discussion to explain or summarize background material rather than revealing this information through gradual narrative detail
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EXPOSITION
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the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
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FALLING ACTION
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the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself or to a group including himself or herself
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FIRST PERSON NARRATOR
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Also called a static character, and is a simplified character who does not change or alter his or her personality over the course of a narrative, or one without extensive personality and characterization
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FLAT CHARACTER
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Suggesting, hinting, indicating, or showing what will occur later in a narrative
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FORESHADOWING
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is a trope in which accidental events occur that seem oddly appropriate, such as the poetic justice of a pickpocket getting his own pocket picked
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IRONY, SITUATIONAL
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is a trope in which a speaker makes a statement in which its actual meaning differs sharply from the meaning that the words ostensibly express
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IRONY, VERBAL
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say one thing and mean another OR CONTRAST
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IRONY
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(the most important type for literature) involves a situation in a narrative in which the reader knows something about present or future circumstances that the character does not know
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INFERENCE
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Potentially confusing words and phrases used in an occupation, trade, or field of study
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JARGON
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An emotion, desire, physiological need, or similar impulse that acts as an incitement to action
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MOTIVE
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a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story,
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OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW
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a writer or speaker's attempt to inspire an emotional reaction in an audience--usually a deep feeling of suffering, but sometimes joy, pride, anger, humor, patriotism, or any of a dozen other emotions
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PATHOS
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The structure and relationship of actions and events in a work of fiction
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PLOT
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outcome or result of a complex situation or sequence of events, an aftermath that usually occurs near the final stages of the plot
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RESOLUTION
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is depicted with such psychological depth and detail that he or she seems like a "real" person
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ROUND CHARACTER
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is the manner in which the author tells the story
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STYLE
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this term refers to a totally unexpected and unprepared-for turn of events, one which alters the action in a narrative
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SURPRISE ENDING NOT A FORM OF IRONY
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is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work
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SUSPENSE
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A word, place, character, or object that means something beyond what it is on a literal level
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SYMBOL
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A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work
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THEME
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The means of creating a relationship or conveying an attitude or mood
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TONE
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talking and narrating the story is not identical with the author
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VOICE
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a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight various features of that other character's personality, throwing these characteristics into sharper focus
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FOIL
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is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art (such as a novel, play, or film
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DYNAMIC CHARACTER
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are minor characters in a work of fiction who do not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story
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STATIC CHARACTER
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a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented only externally.
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THIRD PERSON LIMITED POINT OF VIEW
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