Literary elements Flashcards

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Theme

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the message of a work

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conflict

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a struggle between opposing forces

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3
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what is an example of internal conflict

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character v self

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what is external conflict

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character v society
character v character
character v nature

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5
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character v society

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character disagrees with laws/tradition and tries to change them

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character v nature

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a character must battle the force of nature

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foreshadowing

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a warning or indication of future events

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symbolism

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anything or image that stands for something deeper

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point of view

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refers to who is telling/narrating a story

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1st person POV

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told from narrators perspective the narrator is in the events of the story

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3rd person objective

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no thoughts or feelings of characters just actions

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12
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3rd person limited

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one characters thoughts and feelings

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13
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3rd person omniscient

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multiple characters thoughts and feelings

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14
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mood

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the emotional response the writer wishes to invoke in the reading throughout the story

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15
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situational irony

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out come of a situation is opposite of what you would expect

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16
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dramatic irony

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audience knows something the character doesn’t

17
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verbal irony

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a character says one thing but means the opposite