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72 Cards in this Set
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Dialogue
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Conversation between two or more people
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Simile
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A comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as
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Metaphor
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A comparison between 2 unlike things without using like or as
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Chronological
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In time order
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First person
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A point of view using I or me
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Sensory details
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Description that appeals to the 5 senses
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Imagery
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Description that creates a picture in the reader's mind
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Introduction
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The first paragraph
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Conclusion
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The last paragraph in an essay
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Narrator
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The person who tells the story
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Personification
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Giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects
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Climax
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The height of the action in a story
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Conflict
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The problem in a story
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Characters
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The individuals who carry out the actions in a story
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Plot
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The series of events in a story
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Setting
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The where and when a story takes place
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Quotation marks
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the punctuation marks that encircle dialogue
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Reflection
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Thinking back to something with careful consideration
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Anecdote
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A brief personal story
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Adjective
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A word that describes a noun
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Adverb
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A word that describes a verb
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Paragraph
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A group of sentences written together on a similar topic
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Tone
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The attitude of the writer
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Syntax
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Sentence structure
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Diction
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Word choice
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Narrative
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A story
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Exposition |
The beginning of a story |
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Inciting Incident |
The point in the story when the conflict is introduced |
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Rising action |
The build up of tension in a story |
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Falling action |
The part of the story where loose ends are tied up |
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Resolution |
The end of a story |
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Onomatopoeia |
Zap, Bang, Crash, Shatter |
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Hyperbole |
an extreme exaggeration |
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Oxymoron |
Two contradictory words next to one another for effect |
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Connotation |
the deeper meaning of a word |
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Denotation |
The dictionary definition of a word |
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Rhyme |
When words have the same "end sound" |
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Assonance |
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry |
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Consonance |
The repetition of consonants in the middle or ends of words in a line of poetry |
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Alliteration |
When words near each other start with the same sound |
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Sonnet |
A 14 line poem in iambic pentameter |
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Rhythm |
When words are arranged to make a pattern or a beat |
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Lyrics |
A poem set to music |
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Poet |
The writer of a poem |
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Free Verse |
A poem with no set rhythm or rhyme |
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Blank verse |
A poem in iambic pentameter with no rhyme scheme |
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Couplet |
Two lines of rhyming poetry grouped together |
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Octave |
Eight lines of poetry |
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Sestet |
Six lines of poetry |
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Quatrain |
4 lines of poetry |
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Irony |
When the opposite of what you expect happens |
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Author |
A person who writes stories |
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Line |
A "sentence" in a poem |
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Stanza |
A "paragraph" in a poem; a group of lines |
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Foreshadowing |
Hints at what will happen later in the story |
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Mood |
The way the text makes the reader feel; atmosphere |
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Direct Characterization |
When the author says things specifically about a character |
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Indirect Characterization |
When the author implies things about a character though their actions |
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Pronoun |
Words that replace a noun. ex- "I, he, she, you" |
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Synthesis |
Compare and Contrast |
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Theme |
The underlying message of a story or poem |
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Protagonist |
The main character |
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Antagonist |
The character that goes against the protagonist |
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Genre |
The type of story it is; Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi |
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Symbol |
An image that represents a bigger idea |
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Aside |
When the characters are speaking, but only the audience can hear them |
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Tragedy |
A play that ends in the downfall of a King or death |
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Propoganda |
Convincing people of something by promising things or saying bad things about the competition |
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Objective |
The type of point of view that is used in News Papers; no opinions or emotions |
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Limited Omniscient |
A point of view where the narrator knows only one or two characters' thoughts |
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Omniscient |
A point of view where the narrator knows all of the characters' thoughts |
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Suspense |
A feeling of uncertainty about what might happen |
