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38 Cards in this Set
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Narrator |
the character or voice from whom the point of view of events is told |
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Frame Narrative |
a story within another story; usually each story is told by a different narrator Ex. The Canterbury Tales, How I Met Your Mother,Slumdog Millionaire,Until Dawn,Mafia |
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What are the two parts of a Frame Narrator |
Frame Story: outside story that frames + contextualizes inside story Inner Story: inside story that would not be told w/o frame story in place |
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Metafiction |
fiction that self-conciously draws attn. to its status as writing in order to pose question about rels. b/w fiction and reality |
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Evidence |
facts/info + explanation/connection |
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Characterization |
development of personality of characters over course of text |
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Direct characterization |
character him/herself, another character, or narrator tell audience about character |
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ROUND |
complex personality; often portrayed as conflicted/ contradictory |
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FLAT |
opposite of round; notable for one kind of personality trait/ characteristic |
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DYNAMIC |
changes over time as result of resolving conflict/ facing crisis; mostly central characters because resolving conflict is major role of central characters |
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STATIC |
does not change over time; personality does not transform/ evolve |
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Situational irony |
when something happens and a reversal of expectations occurs |
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E-R=I |
Expectations - Reality = Irony |
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Symbolism |
an object that stands for another object, giving it a particular meaning |
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Memoir |
-Sub-genre of autobiography -Meaning “memory” or “reminisce” -Reflection on particular event/series of events rather than retelling entire life → retrospective |
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Rhetorical Question |
a question for which no answer is expected; often, the answer is obvious in order to emphasize a point |
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Parallel Structure |
also known as parallelism; repetition of particular grammatical structure in order to prove point Example: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...” from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
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Imagery |
figurative language that appeals to the five senses: Gustatory (taste) Tactile (touch) Olfactory (smell) Visual (sight) Auditory (sound) |
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Foreshadowing |
an author indicates or hints at future events in order to create suspense |
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Conflict |
tension b/w opposing forces, usually protagonist + antagonist or other catalyst Internal Conflict -Man vs. Self External Conflict -Man vs. Man -Man vs. Nature -Man vs. Society -Etc. (depending on genre + topic) |
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Anaphora |
repetition of first part of a sentence to make point |
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Theme |
central idea or message that controls a work; the universal insight it offers into the experience of being human |
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flash-forward |
plot jumps ahead of time from the current time in the story |
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Allusion |
reference to person/place/thing of historical/cultural/literary/political significance; writer expects reader to spot allusion + grasp importance |
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Motif |
imagery or symbolism that repeats itself within a work in order to emphasize some element of the theme |
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Personification |
Giving something nonhuman human characteristics; typically identified by verb usage |
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Tone |
An author's attitude towards the subject; always an adjective |
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Bildungsroman |
fictional coming-of-age story in which plot revolves around protagonist’s growth (mental, physical, social, emotional, moral, + spiritual); his/her dreams/goals usually in contrast w/ those of other characters |
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Dialogue |
when characters speak, usually indicated by quotation marks |
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Narration |
When narrator describes or comments on scene or characters; point of view from which story is told |
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Dialect |
manner of speaking particular to specific geographic location/social group |
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Point of View Applies to Narrator |
First Person (I/Me/Us/We) Second Person (You) Third Person (He/She/Them/It) (3 Types): Objective (no insight) Omniscient (all-knowing) Limited (restricted insight) |
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Paradox |
a statement that initially appears contradictory, but actually reveals some truth |
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stanza |
paragraph |
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verse |
live |
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rhyme |
scheme
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meter
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rhythm |
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free verse
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poetry that does rhyme or have regular meter
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