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51 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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Repetition of initial (beginning) sounds in two or more consecutive or neighboring words.
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Analogy
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A comparison based upon the resmblance in some particular ways between things that are otherwise unlike.
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anecdote
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a short account of an intresting, amusing, or biographical occurrence
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anticlimax
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an event that is less important than what occurred before it
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Archaic language
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language that was once common in a particular historic period but which is no longer commonly used
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Cause and effect
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the relationship in which one condition brings about another condition as a direct result. The result, or consequence, is called the defense.
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character develompment
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the ways in which the author shows how a character changes as the story proceeds
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characterization
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the method used by the author to give readers information about a character ; a description or a representation of a person's qualities or peculiarities
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classify
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to arrange according to a category or trait
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climax
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the moment when the action in a story reaches it's greatest conflict
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conflict
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the main source of drama and tension in a literary work; the discord between persons or forces that brings about dramatic action
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connotation
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something suggested or implied,not actually stated
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description
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an account that gives the reader a mental image or picture of something
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dialect
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a form of language used in a particular geographic region; it is distinguished from the standard form of the language by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary
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dialogue (dialog)
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the parts of literary work that represent conversation
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fact
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a peice of information that can be proven or verified
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Flashback
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The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological sequence of a narritive.
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Foreshadowing
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The use of clues to give readers a hint of events that will occur later on.
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Historical fiction
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Fiction represented in a setting true to the history of the time in which the story takes place.
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Imagery
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Language that appeals to the senses; the use of figures of speech or vivid descriptions to produce mental images.
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Irony
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The use of words to express the opposite
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Legend
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A story handed down from earlier times; its truth is popularly accepted but can't be verified.
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Limerick
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Humorous 5-lined poem with form aabba. Lines 1,2, and 5 are longer than lines 3 and 4.
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without the use of "like" or "as".
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Mood
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The feeling that the author creates for the reader.
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Motivation
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The reasons for the behavior of a character.
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Narrative
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The type of writing that tells a story.
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Narrator
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The character who tells the story.
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Opinion
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A personal point of veiw or belief.
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Parody
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Writing that ridicules or imitates something more serious.
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Personification
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Figure of speech in which in inanimate object or an abstract idea is given human characteristics
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Play
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A literary work written in dialouge form and usually performed before an audience.
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Plot
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The arrangement or sequence of events in a story.
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Point of view
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The perspective from which a story is told.
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Protagonist
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The main character.
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Pun
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A play on words that are similar in sound but different in meaning.
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Realistic fiction
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True-to-life fiction ; people, places, and happening are similar to those in real life.
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Resolution
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Part of the plot ( from the climax on) where the main dramatic conflict is worked out.
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Satire
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Aliterary work that pokes fun at individual or society weaknesses.
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Sequencing
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The placement of a story elements in the order of their occurrence.
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Setting
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The time and place where the story occurrs.
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Simile
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A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare to unlike things.
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Stereotype
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A character whose personality traits represent a group rather than an individual.
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Suspense
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Quality that causes readers to wonder what will happen next.
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Symbolism
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The use of a thing, character, object, or idea to represent something else.
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Synonyms
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Words that are very similar in meaning.
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Tall tale
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An exaggerated story detailing unbelievable events.
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Theme
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The main idea of a literary work; the message the author wants to communicate, sometimes expressed as a generalization about life.
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Tone
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The quality or feeling conveyed by the work; the author's style or manner of expression.
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Figurative language
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Description of one thing in terms usually used for something else.
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compare and contrast
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to examine the likenesses and differences of two people, ideas, things.
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