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63 Cards in this Set
- Front
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style
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way author writes
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conflict
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main struggle in story
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Man vs. Man
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character's struggle with other character/antagonist
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Man vs Self
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character's struggle with self
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Man vs. Society
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character's struggle with social class, monet, other people's views of him, etc.
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Man vs. Nature
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character against forces of nature
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5 Pillars of a Novel
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Setting, Characters, Plot, Point of View, Theme
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Setting
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time and place
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characters
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people, animals, and anyone who contributes to the story
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Static vs. Dynamic
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Not Changing vs. Changing
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Protagonist
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main character/good guy
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Antagonist
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against protagonist/bad guy
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Characterization
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method used to develop characters
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Direct
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traits of character that author directly states
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Indirect
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observations of character that reader makes
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Plot
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arrangement of events
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Exposition
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past details leading up to conflict
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Complications
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factors that complicate the story
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Climax
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point of highest tension
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Denouement
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conclusion of events
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Resolution
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when all problems are resolved
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Point of View
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outlook of the narrator
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First Person
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narrated by one or more characters who refer to themselves as "i" or "we"
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Third person limited
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author observes character from third person but only stays focused on one character
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Third person omniscient
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author observes character from third person but focuses on multiple characters and situations
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THEME
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dominant idea in novel
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Motif
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dominant theme
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Symbolism
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use of symbols to represent concepts or objects
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Allegory
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story with two meaning: literal and symbolic
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Imagery
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descriptive details
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Plot
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arrangement of events
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Exposition
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past details leading up to conflict
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Complications
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factors that complicate the story
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Climax
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point of highest tension
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Denouement
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conclusion of events
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Resolution
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when all problems are resolved
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Point of View
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outlook of the narrator
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First Person
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narrated by one or more characters who refer to themselves as "i" or "we"
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Third person limited
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author observes character from third person but only stays focused on one character
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Third person omniscient
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author observes character from third person but focuses on multiple characters and situations
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THEME
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dominant idea in novel
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Motif
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dominant theme
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Symbolism
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use of symbols to represent concepts or objects
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Allegory
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story with two meaning: literal and symbolic
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Imagery
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descriptive details
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Allusion
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brief reference to person, event, place, etc.
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Mood
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emotion, feeling
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Diction
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writer's choice of words
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Figurative Language
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example
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Simile
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comparison of two unlike things using "like"
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Metaphor
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comparison of two unlike things using "to be"
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Personification
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giving human qualities to animals or objects
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Verse form
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written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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Iambic Pentameter
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a common meter in poetry consisting of a line ten syllables long that is accented on every second beat
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Prose
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the ordinary form of spoken or written language
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Pun
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"cats are catty"
play on words |
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Malapropism
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misusing words in a humorous way
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Irony
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outcome of events contrary to what was expected
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Situational Irony
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outcome that turns out to be very diefferent from what was expected
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Dramatic Irony
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occurs when the meaning of the situation if understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
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apostrophe
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calling out to inanimate object
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Verbal Irony
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"David and Yao Ming are short."
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Rite of Passage
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ritual in which boy becomes a man
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