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27 Cards in this Set
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protagonist
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the main character
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The Cask of Amontillado
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Edgar Allan Poe
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The Gift of the Magi
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O. Henry
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The Necklace
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Guy de Maupassant
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The Scarlet Ibis
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James Hurst
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Angela's Ashes
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Frank McCourt
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static means?
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does not change or learn through the course of the plot
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dynamic?
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changes in personality/learns a lesson as a result of a plot event
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name 4 components of setting
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1. locale
2. weather 3. time period 4. time |
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Flat
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a simple, one-sided character who is merely present as a part of the plot
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Round
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a complex well developed character who plays a part that enhances the plot
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Antagonist
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a character in conflict with the main character
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name the 5 setting functions
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1. character information
2. mood 3. background 4. conflict 5. character |
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First person
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uses "I"
one of the characters in the story will be talking to us a character in the story narrates |
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third person limited
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the narrator will focus in on the thoughts and feeligs of one character
share intenstly in one characters reactions to everything that happens |
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third person omniscient
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"all-knowing"
the narrator refers to all the characters as "he" or "she" includes past, present, future |
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name irony
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dramatic, verbal, situational
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dramatic irony
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when the reader knows something crucil that the characters do not
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verbal irony
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saying one thing, but meaning another to make a point
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situational irony
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a reversal of expectations when the opposite of what you expect occurs
a strange twist of events |
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theme is....
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the central idea of the story
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The Interlopers by ____
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Saki
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Thank You, M'am by ________ __________
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Langston Hughes
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Darkness at Moon by ________ _______
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Harold Krents
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Misspelling by __________ ___________
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Charles Kuralt
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The Giant Water Bug by_______ _______
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Annie Dillard
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Homeless by ____ ______
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Anna Quindlen
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