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Literary Terms Flashcards

1
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brief fictional story

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short story

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events in a story

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plot

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message or lesson

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theme

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where and when the story takes place

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setting

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how the character is portrayed

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characterization

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narrator tells us what character is like “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch!”

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direct characterization

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we find out through dialogue, description of characters, what others say

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indirect characterization

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main character

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protagonist

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characters that has a conflict with protagonist

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antagonist

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many human traits to make a personality

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round character

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one personality trait-stereotype

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flat character

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character who changes mentally by the end of the story

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dynamic character

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character who doesn’t change

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static character

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expectation vs. reality

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irony

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sarcastic remarks “I can’t wait to go to Ms. Bailie’s class to take notes!”

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verbal irony

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something happens that isn’t expected=fire station burns down, power plant goes out, Police station gets robbed

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situational irony

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audience knows something the character doesn’t. Killer is behind shower curtain-victim walks into the bathroom

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dramatic irony

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reference to history or culture that the author expects us to know

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allusion

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problem, man vs. self

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internal conflict

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man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs, society, man vs. higher power/fate

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external conflict

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perspectives of the story

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point of view

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narrator uses I

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first person

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narrator not in story but knows all thing

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third person omniscient

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narrator is not story but only knows one persons point of view

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third person limited

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“you”, recipies, how to guides, instructions

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second person

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characters that are opposites to each other

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foil

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comparison using like or as or as “He was as fast as a cheetah”

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simile

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comparison not using like or as “He was a fast cheetah on the field”

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metaphor

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giving human traits to nonhuman objects

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personification

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past memories

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flashback

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giving hints to what will happen in the future

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foreshadowing

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story with a moral or lesson/characters are symbolic and literal

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allegory

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making fun of weakness in society to prove a point

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satire

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how a story/reading makes the reader feel

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mood

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the authors attitude towards his/her work

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tone

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language that appeals to the 5 senses

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imagery

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something that represents an idea or belief dove=peace, flag=patriotism skull and cross bones=poison

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symbolism

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conversation between characters

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dialogue

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background information in a story(Characters, conflict, setting)

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exposition

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found in the exposition. Hooks the reader’s attention so they want to keep reading

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narrative hook

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events in story leaving to the climax of the conflict

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rising action

42
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highest rising point in the story- the haha moment

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climax

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events leading to the end of the story

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falling action

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the conflict is resolved at the end of the story. not always a happily ever after

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resolution

45
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long poem or story narrating a hero’s deed and adventures

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epic

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extreme exaggeration “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” “The limo is as long as a football field.”

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hyperbole

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words that sound like the noise/sound effect “Oink”

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onomatopoeia

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long speech by a character on stage alone (thinking aloud)

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soliloquy

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feelings of excited or anxious uncertainly about something

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suspense

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author’s use of language to make the story unique

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voice

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words that contradict each other (Jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly)

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oxymoron

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Traditional story concerning a history of a people explaining a natural event

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myth

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