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30 Cards in this Set
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Static (character)
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Remains the same throughout the story
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Dynamic (Character)
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Changes in the course of a story due to influences , events, or interactions
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Protagonist
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Main character
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Antagonist
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Opposes the main character
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Characterization
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The method an author uses to reveal the personality of a character
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Direct (Characterization)
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When an author directly states facts about a character's personality
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indirect (characterization)
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When the author reveals the characters' personality through words or actions.
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Chiasmus
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A figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first 2 parallel clauses is reversed in the second.
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Colloquial
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Ordinary language, the vernacular
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Comedy
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Plays that featured the flaws and foibles of society, which produced charos that eventually resolved into harmony
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Compare/Contrast
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A technique in which 2 items are compared for the purpose of clarifying a specific idea.
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Conceit
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A comparison of 2 unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature in particular an extended metaphor within a poem
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Conflict
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The opposition of people, events , or ideas
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Connotation
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the unspoken or unwritten meaning associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition
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Consonance
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A common type of rhyme that consists of identical consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds
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Denotation
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A word's dictionary definition
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Dialect
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The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group of people
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Diction
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the author's choice of words based on their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
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Drama
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A form of literature requiring a performance (play)
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Enjambment
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The continuation of a sentence from one line or couplet of a poem to the next
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Epiphany
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A character experiences, a sudden awareness or enlightenment
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Esasy
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a multipurpose prose writing that can incorporate a range of writing techniques, depending on its audience or purpose
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Extended metaphor
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When the author intentionally uses various references to the same metaphor throughout his story
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Farce
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A play or scence in a play or book that is characterized by broad humor, wild antics, and often slapstick and physical humor
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Figurative Language
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Draws comparisons between images and ideas with the intent of providing more insight into those ideas
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Flashback
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The technique of returning to an earlier time in the narrative for the purpose of making something in the present clearer
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Foil
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A character who serves as a contrast or challenge to another character in a narrative
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Foreshadowing
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A method of giving hunts or clues of action coming later in the narrative
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Genre
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A particular type or category of literary work
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Hero
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A protagonist who achieves lofty goals for himself or others
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