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29 Cards in this Set
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Idioms |
Frases commonly use that don’t have meaning similar to the individual words. Example a penny saved is a penny earned |
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Tone |
Writers attitude towards the subject, audience or themselves to convey feelings to choice of words. Example playful, sad, scary, apologetic |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of the same consonant sound in sequence. Example Drew Drew Drew |
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Allusion |
Reference to something outside the text. |
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Hyperbole |
An over exaggeration |
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Situational irony |
Events turn out to be opposite of the expected |
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Dramatic irony |
Events are unknown to the character of the audience knows |
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Verbal irony |
What is said is opposite of what they mean |
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Mood |
The way the reader perceives the text |
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Ethos (persuasion) |
An appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. Example, as a doctor I am qualified to tell you… |
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Pathos (persuasion) |
Convincing an audience with an argument created by an emotional response. Example you will do this because you have heart |
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Logos (persuasion) |
Uses basic logic to persuade an audience example… We haven’t sold anything, we should look for another option |
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Six elements of fiction |
Character Setting Plot Point of you Theme Literary devices |
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External conflict |
Person versus person, person versus sativa, person versus fate, person versus nature, person versus technology, person versus supernatural |
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Internal conflict |
Person versus self |
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Parts of plot |
Exposition— introduces reader to main characters, setting, hits at conflict Inciting force— incident/action that sparks conflict Crisis— primary conflict is fully exposed rising action— everything between the exposition and climax that complicates the plot Climax— the most exciting point, where the conflict is being solved Falling action— everything between climax and resolution to tie up loose ends Resolution/dénouement— the solution to the conflict often presenting new found knowledge |
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Third person omniscient |
All seeing and all knowing narrator |
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Limited narrator |
Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one or more characters but not all |
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Third person objective |
Reader can only see actions/words of characters. Very camera like |
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Foreshadowing |
Hint to an event that will occur later in the story |
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Pathetic fallacy |
When the setting is used to echo or symbolize what is happening emotionally to the characters |
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Suspense |
When the reader or viewer gets a sense of uncertainty or feeling of anxiousness about what is to happen next in the story |
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Aside |
When the characters dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on stage. Give audience special information about the story |
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Theme |
The central idea or a message of the story, a theme is not a single word but a statement encompassing the implied meaning of the text. Exhibits universal truths |
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Soliloquy |
When a character speaks their thoughts out loud on stage but no other character can hear. Like a shorter monologue |
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Contrast |
When 2 or more tangible or abstract entities like characters, settings, tones, moods, and so on are involved in the story |
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Imagery |
Using descriptive words to appeal/arouse the senses such as taste, smell, sound, touch. Often uses other devices |
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Satire |
Uses comedy, irony or exaggeration to ridicule and expose stupidity |
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Allegory |
A story or piece of writing that can be interpreted to have different meanings |
