Language Techniques Flashcards

1
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Unreliable narrator

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When the perspective offered makes us question the narrator’s credibility

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2
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When the perspective offered makes us question the narrator’s credibility

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Unreliable narrator

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3
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Omniscent 3rd person

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External narrator with knowledge of more than one character’s feelings

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4
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External narrator with knowledge of more than one character’s feelings

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Omniscent 3rd person

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5
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1st person

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Told from a character’s perspective

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6
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Told from a character’s perspective

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1st person

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7
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Limited 3rd person

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External narrator with knowledge of one character’s feelings

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8
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External narrator with knowledge of one character’s feelings

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Limited 3rd person

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9
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2nd person

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Directed to the reader

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10
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Directed to the reader

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2nd person

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11
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Dual perspective

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Told from multiple perspectives

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12
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Told from multiple perspectives

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Dual perspective

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13
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Non linear

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Events are not told chronologically

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14
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Events are not told chronologically

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Non linear

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15
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Linear

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Events are told chronologically

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16
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Events are told chronologically

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Linear

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17
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Cyclical structure

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Ends the same way it begins

18
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Ends the same way it begins

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Cyclical structure

19
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Motif

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A recurring element in the story

20
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A recurring element in the story

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Motif

21
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Atmosphere

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The mood or tone set by the writer

22
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The mood or tone set by the writer

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Atmosphere

23
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Shift in focus

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A switch or change in focus

24
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A switch or change in focus

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Shift in focus

25
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Tension

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The feeling of emotional strain

26
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Climax

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The most intense or decisive point

27
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The most intense or decisive point

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Climax

28
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Foreshadowing

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Hints what is to come

29
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Hints what is to come

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Foreshadowing

30
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Focus

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Emphasis is placed on something

31
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Emphasis is placed on something

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Focus

32
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Analepsis

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Presents past events

33
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Presents past events

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Analepsis

34
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Dialogue

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The lines spoke by characters

35
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The lines spoke by characters

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Dialogue

36
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Prolepsis

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Presents future events

37
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Presents future events

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Prolepsis

38
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Beginning

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The start where ideas are initiated

39
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The start where ideas are initiated

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Beginning

40
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Resolution

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The answer or solution to the conflict

41
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The answer or solution to the conflict

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Resolution