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14 Cards in this Set
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an imaginative prose narrative written to give the reader entertainment and insight
designed to produce a single impression and is short enough to be read in one sitting |
short story |
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the imaginary persons who carry out the action of the plot in a story or novel |
characters |
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the controlling idea or insight into life which the author seeks to impart through characters, plot, and all the elements working together |
theme |
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the physical background against which the events of the story take place |
setting |
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the writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward his subject, and in turn, the response which the writer intends for his readers |
tone |
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an all-knowing narrator who comments freely on the actions and characters and can delve into the minds of all characters and tell what they think or feel most common point of view |
omniscient |
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the author tells the story from the viewpoint of one character, using either first person or third person |
limited |
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the author presents the characters in action with no comment, allowing the reader to come to his own conclusions about them |
objective |
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the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning, usually with a humorous effect |
irony |
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saying the opposite of what is meant |
verbal irony |
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contrasting what a character says and what a reader or audience knows to be true |
dramatic irony |
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presenting a discrepancy between appearance and reality or between expectation and fulfillment |
irony of situation |
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the ridicule of human folly or vice with the purpose of correcting it, or for humorous effect |
satire |
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the twist at the end of a story which goes contrary to the reader’s expectations
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surprise ending |
