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26 Cards in this Set
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Author's Purpose |
why the work was written : to entertain to , persuade, to inform, etc. |
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Cause and Effect |
when something happens directly because of something else. |
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Characterzation |
the process of revealing the personalitly of the character, Direct : the author directly tells the reader about the charcter ( johnny is tall, steve is smart
indirect - the author uses the characters actions and other charcters to reveal the personality |
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compare and contrast |
Telling the similarties and differences between two or more things |
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Conflict |
Promble or struggle between opposing characters or forces.
External: Character struggles against an outside force
Internal : Conflict takes place entirely inside the characters own mind. |
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Figurative lauguage |
Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another.
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Simile |
Using like or as . |
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Metaphor |
comparing two things not using like or as. |
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Idiom |
is a phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative , or something 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 happen later in a story . |
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Imagery |
Language that appeals to the senses |
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Mood - |
the feeling of a work of literature. |
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Nonfiction |
Prose writing that deals with real people ,events ,and places. |
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Onomatopeoia |
The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.
Ex Boom! Crash! SNAP! POW! |
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plot |
the sequence of events in a story . |
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Rising Action - |
Events leading up to a climax of the story . |
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falling Action- |
Events after the climax of the story . Minor conflicts are resolved. |
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Resolution- |
the major conflicts is resolved . |
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Point of view |
The Vantage point from which the story is told.
Ex: 1st , 2nd, 3rd person. |
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protagonist- |
The main character. |
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setting- |
when and where the story take place . |
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Tone |
Attitude the writer takes toward the audience, subeject , or character. |
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Voice- |
writer's distinct way of talking or writing. |
