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48 Cards in this Set
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conflict
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two opposing forces
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plot
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sequence of events
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dramatic climax
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the part of the story with the most emotion; the most intense/dramatic part
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technical climax
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the turning point of the story
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epiphany
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a sudden perception that causes a character to change or act in a certain way
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fable
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a cute animal story
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antithesis
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an opposite
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration or an overstatement
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metaphor
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a comparison of two unlike things not using like or as
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simile
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a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
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personification
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when the author describes an animal, objet or an idea as if it were a person
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foreshaddowing
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a hint or clue about what is to come
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genre
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type or category
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imagery
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appealing to the five seasons, descriptions
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irony
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when opposite of what is supposed to happen happens
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dramatic irony
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when the reader or audience knows something that the character does not
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situational irony
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when there is a difference between the purpose of a particular action and the result
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verbal irony
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when the author says one thing and means another
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local color
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something found only locally
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mood
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the feeling you get by atmosphere, setting, and tone
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tone
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attitude of the author
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moral
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the value or lesson the author is trying to get across
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oxymoron
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combination of opposites (jumbo shrimp)
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poetic justice
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carma, "getting what he deserves"
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satire
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a literary term used to make fun of human vice or weakness, makes one see truth
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setting
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time and peace
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soliloquy
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a speech delivered by a character when they are alone on stage
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symbol
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something concrete that stands for something abstract
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theme
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a statement about life that a writer is trying to get across
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tone
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overall feeling created by a writer's use of words
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tragedy
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when the hero is destroyed by some character flaw or by forces beyond their control
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tradgic hero
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a character who experiences an inner struggle because of a character flaw
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alliteration
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the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a word
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assonance
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the repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants
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onomatopoeia
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the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
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blank verse
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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allegory
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a story where everything stands for something real
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allusion
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a literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing or event
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analogy
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a comparison of two or more simmilar objects, suggesting they are alike in certain respects
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protagonist
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the main character of a story
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antagonist
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opposes the protagonist in a story
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autobiography
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some one writing about themself
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biography
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some one writing about themself
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characterization
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the method an author uses to reveal characters
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round
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having lots of sides, developed character
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flat
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one- sided character
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static
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a character that stays the same
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dynamic
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a character that changes throughout the story
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