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13 Cards in this Set
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Theme
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Central idea, or insight, about life that it reveals (usually not stated directly in the story)
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Genres
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Similar themes can be found in stories, plays, poems, novels, and even non fiction stories
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Generalization
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To give a general form for
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Universal Theme
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Deals with basic human concerns that can be spread across from time and space
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Subject
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The topic
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Irony
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Describes the difference between what we expect or what seems suitable and what actually happens
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Verbal Irony
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Used when someone says one thing but means the opposite
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Situational Irony
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Describes an event that is not just surprising but actually contrary to what we expect
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Dramatic Irony
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Occurs in plays when we, the audience, know what is about to happen, but the character does not know
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Ambiguity
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When the author offers us several conflicting consequences or meanings and leaves us to sort them out
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Symbol
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An ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we attach extraordinary meaning and significance
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Public Symbol
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Universal symbol that holds a commonly known meaning
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Allegory
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Story in which characters, settings, and actions stand for something beyond themselves
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