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25 Cards in this Set
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Figurative language |
words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another |
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Metaphor |
comparison not using like or as |
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idiom |
is a phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning EX: Its raining cats and dogs. |
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Hyperbole |
an exaggeration |
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personification |
giving human characteristics to non human things. |
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Flashback |
a scene that interrupts the present action of the plot to "flash backward" and tell what happened at an earlier time
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Foreshadowing |
the use of clues to hint at what will happen later in the story
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Imagery
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language that appeals to the senses
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Setting |
when and where the story took place |
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Tone
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the attitude the writer takes toward the audience, subject, or character
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protagonist
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the main character
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Point of View
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The vantage point from which the story is toldEx: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person
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Resolution
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The major conflict is resolved
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Falling Action
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Events after the climax of the story. Minor conflicts are resolved
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Rising Action
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Events leading up to a climax of the story |
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Plot |
the sequence of events in a story |
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Onomatopoeia |
the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaningEx: BOOM! CRASH! SNAP! POW! |
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Nonfiction |
prose writing that deals with real people, events, and places |
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Mood |
the feeling of a work of literature |
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Simile |
comparison using like or as |
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Conflict |
a struggle or problem between opposing characters or forcesExternal: character struggles against an outside forceInternal- conflict takes place entirely inside the character's own mind |
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Compare & Contrast |
telling the similarities and differencesbetween two or more things |
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Characterization |
the process of revealing the personality of the character; Direct: the author directly tells the reader about the character (Johnny is tall, Steve is smart)Indirect- the author uses the character's actions and other characters to reveal the character's personality |
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Cause & Effect |
when something happens directly because of something else |
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Author's Purpose |
why the work was written: to entertain, to persuade, to inform, etc |
