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55 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds
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allusion
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reference to a statement, a person, place, or event
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ambiguity
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An element of uncertainty in a text, in which somthing can be interpreted
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Analogy
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comparison made between two things
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antagonist
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the character or force that blocks the protagonist
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autobiography
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an account of a writers own life
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bias
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leaning toward one side on an issue
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biography
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an account of a persons life told by another
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character
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person in a story or play
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characterization
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the process of revealling the personality of a character
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chronological order
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the order in whihc events unfold in real time
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chronology
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list of things in real time order
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climax
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moment of great emotional intensity or suspence
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conflict
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struggle of clash between characters or forces
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connotation
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All the meaning, associated, or emotions that have come to be attached to come words
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context
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surroundings; words surrounding other words
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contradiction
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when 2 statements or situations have opposite meanings, and cancel each other out
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contrast
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looking for differences
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denotation
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dictionary definition
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dialogue
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the conversation between characters in a story
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diction
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a writers choice of words
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direct characterization
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you are told what the character is like
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dramtic irony
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occurs when readers know somthing a characer doesn't
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exposition
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intro to a sotry, tells us about characters and setting
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external conflict
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struggle between 2 characters or a physical outside force
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falling action
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comes after the climax, action starts to decrease
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fiction
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writing that isnt true
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first person narrator
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when a character tell his/her own stories
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flashback
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to flash backwords and tell what happened earlier
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flashforward
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scene that shifts into the future
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flat character
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a character with only a few traits, no major role
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foreshodowing
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the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in a plot
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genre
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the category that a work of literature is classified
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historical context
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actual events which serve as the setting for a story
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inciting indent
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event that starts conflict, sets action into motion
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indirect Characterization
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is revealed by action, reactions and speech
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inference
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making a guess based on observations, experience, and prior knowledge
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internal conflict
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struggle in a characters mind
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irony
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contrast between expectations and reality
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literary critism
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analyzing literature for deeper meanings
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main idea
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central message that the writer wants to get across
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mood
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a storys atmosphere or the feeling it evokes
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narrator
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the voice telling the story
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nonfiction
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prose wrintin that deals with real people, things, events and places
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objective
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being unbiased- not promoting an opinion
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omnisent narrator
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someone who knows everything about everyone, access to characters thoughts
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paraody
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imitating somthing or someone to poke fun at
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persuasian
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making others believe your point by supporting an arguement
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plot
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a series of related events that make up a story or drama
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point-of-view
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vantage point from which a writer tells a story
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prose
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ordinary writing-not poetry or drama
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protagonist
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main character in a fiction or drama
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resolution
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shows the out come of the climax and end the story
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rising action
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conflict builds through a series of events leading to climax
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round character
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has serveral sides to his personality
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