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11 Cards in this Set
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ballad |
song or poem transmitted orally from generation to generation; Tells a story; written in short stanzas |
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ballad stanza |
Four line stanza; second and fourth line rhymes |
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cacophony |
a harsh mixture of sounds; Bad sound; used for dramatic effect -example- "a apple" to "an apple" |
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caesura |
a pause within a line of poetry; a double vertical line indicates caesura -Example- arms and the man II who first from the shores |
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biographical criticism |
Learning about the author’s life can enrich a reader’s experience of reading |
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blank verse |
English verse; unrhymed poetry |
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setting |
TIME, PLACE, SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;
The context in which the story takes place |
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Point of View |
Who tells the story and how it is told, one’s perspective; Shapes how we feel about the events in a story.
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Narrator |
The teller of the story |
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First-Person |
Uses I, me, mine, we, us, ours |
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Third Person |
Uses he, she, her, they, them; Omniscient: The narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of more than one character Limited Omniscient: The narrator is limited to the thoughts and feelings of one character Objective: The narrator does not reveal any characters, thoughts or feelings. |
