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Final review literary terms Flashcards

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protagonist

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good or central character

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antagonist

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person who opposes the protagonist

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setting

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time and place of the story

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plot

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the structure of the story

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exposition

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introduction of background knowledge

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rising action

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events that lead up to the turning point

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climax

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turning point of the story

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falling action

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what happens after the main problem of the story has been resolved

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resolution

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conclusion of the story

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theme

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underlying message/ mortal of the story

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conflict

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problem

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internal conflict

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a problem with you own mind

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external conflict

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conflict between others

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characterization

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character’s desciption

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point of view

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perspective in which the story is being told from

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first person

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narrative point of view (reader is mentally in that person’s position)

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third person

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narrator is telling what’s happening in the story

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third person omniscent

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narrator knows everything and shows the inner-world of every character that appears

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mood

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the emotional effect created by the author

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situational irony:

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irony involving a situation in which actions have an affect that is opposite of what was intended

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dramatic irony:

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a situation of a drama that is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play

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verbal irony:

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irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another

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symbolism:

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the use of symbols/items to represent ideas

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imagery:

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the formation of mental images

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foreshadowing:

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warning or indication of a future event

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allusion:

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an expression made to call something to mind without mentioning it

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