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39 Cards in this Set
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Paradox |
When one thing in a sentence contradicts another. |
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Antagonist |
A person/thing who is against the main character. |
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Atmosphere |
The mood or emotional tone of the story.
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Characterization |
Qualities given to a character communicated through narration or dialogue.
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Hyperbole |
Intentional exaggeration. |
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Climax |
A decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in the plot. |
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Conclusion |
The end of a plot. |
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Conflict |
The opposition between two characters, or between a character and large forces such as nature, technology, the supernatural or society.
*internal conflict = character vs. self; ex.(conscience, doubt, fear) |
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Denouement |
French word for falling action. |
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Dialogue |
The conversation between characters in fiction. |
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Exposition |
Dialogue and description that give the reader background of the characters and the present situation. |
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Falling action |
The part of a plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved. |
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Flashback |
Takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached. (Often used to recount events that happened prior to the story's main sequence of events.) |
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Flat character |
An easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully described or portrayed but is useful in carrying out some purpose of the author. |
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Foreshadowing |
Authors provide subtle hints or clues for the reader to predict what might occur later in the story. |
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Alliteration |
When two or more words close together begin with the same sound. |
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Assonance |
Repetitions of vowel sounds. |
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Onomatopia |
Word sounds like the sound it's describing. ex: Hiss, Buzz. |
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Irony |
An incongruity between what is said and what is meant; or between an understanding of reality, or an expectation of reality and what actually happens. |
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Situational irony |
When the opposite of what is expected occurs. |
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Verbal irony |
What is meant is the opposite of what is said. (Sarcasm) |
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Dramatic irony |
When the reader knows something the characters on stage do not and, as a result, have a greater understanding of that character and her situation than she does. |
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Mood |
The feeling the reader gets when she reads the story. |
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Motif |
Any recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance. (a repeated image, pattern, incident) |
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Narrative perspective |
The perspective from which the story is told. |
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Narrator |
The person who tells the story. |
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Plot |
The sequence of events in a story which typically follow this pattern: introduction, rising action, climax, falling action & conclusion. |
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Point of view |
Refers to the perspective from which the story is told. (first-person, third-person) |
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Protagonist |
The leading character. |
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Resolution |
The last stage of plot development in which conflicts may be resolved. |
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Rising action |
The action in a story that leads to the climax. |
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Round character |
A character in fiction whose personality, background, motives and other features are fully described or portrayed by the author. |
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Setting |
The time and place in which the story occurs. |
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Static character |
A literary character who remains basically unchanged throughout a narrative. |
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Symbolism |
A person, animal or object that carries greater or more complex meaning beyond its literal significance. |
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Theme |
A central idea(s) that a literary work explores; the author communicates a message or truth about society or humanity. |
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Theme statement |
A message or truth about society or humanity, communicated by the author, expressed in a complete sentence. This is a general statement that has universal relevance. |
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Tone |
The attitude toward the subject of a story, the author's "voice" |
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Bildungsroman |
A type of story (novel) about growing up. |