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28 Cards in this Set
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Foreshadowing
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hints or clues that suggest what is to come in the story
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Tone
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the attitude of the speaker or writer
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First Person narration
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when the main character tells his own story or when a supporting character tells the main characters story.
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Third Person omniscient narrator
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a person who is not in the story but knows everything about the people in the story. The narrarator can switch point of views.
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Dramatic Monologue
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speach in poem
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Soliloquy
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self-reveling, speach in a play
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Direct/indirect characterization
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direct-when writer tells directly what a character is like.
indirect-writers shows us the character but allows us to interpret for ourselves the kind of person they are. |
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Motivation
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the reasons for a persons actions
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Round Character
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a more complex character who has several sides.
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Static Character
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don't progress or change throughout the story.
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Dynamic Character
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a character that changes as a result of the storys events
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Protagonist
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the main character
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Antagonist
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a character or force the protagonist struggles against and must overcome
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Unreliable narrator
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biased and does not or cannot tell the truth
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Third person Limited point of view
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the storyteller zooms in on just a character and talks about them in third person.
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Theme
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central idea of a work of literature
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Verbal irony
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when someone says one thing but means the opposite
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Situational irony
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when the opposite of what you expect occurs
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Dramatic irony
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when a character gets into trouble while the character is unaware of his or her situation.
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Dynamic Character
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a character that changes as a result of the storys events
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Protagonist
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the main character
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Antagonist
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a character or force the protagonist struggles against and must overcome
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Unreliable narrator
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biased and does not or cannot tell the truth
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Third person Limited point of view
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the storyteller zooms in on just a character and talks about them in third person.
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Theme
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central idea of a work of literature
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Verbal irony
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when someone says one thing but means the opposite
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Situational irony
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when the opposite of what you expect occurs
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Dramatic irony
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when a character gets into trouble while the character is unaware of his or her situation.
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