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Literary Terms Flashcards

1
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brief fictional story

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Shot Story

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events in the story

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plot

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Message or lesson

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theme

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4
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where and when the story takes place

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setting

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5
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how a character is portrayed

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characterisation

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the narrator tells us what the 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 the character, and what others say

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indirect characterization

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8
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main character

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Protagonist

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9
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The character that has a conflict with personality

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antangonist

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10
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many human traits to make a persanality

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round character

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11
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one personality trait-stereotypes

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flat character

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12
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a character who changes mentality by the end of the story.

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dynamic character

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a character who doesn’t change

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static character

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14
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expectation vs reality

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lrony

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15
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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, the power plant goes out, police station gets robbed.

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situational irony

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the audience knows some things the character doesn’t. The killer is behind the shower curtain victim walks into the bathroom.

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Dramatic irony

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18
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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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19
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Man vs self

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conflict

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Ma vs man Man vs nature Man vs society man vs higher power fate

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Confilect probem

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narrator uses I

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First person

22
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the narrator is not in the story but knows all things

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third person omniscient

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the narrator is not the story but only knows one person’s point of view

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third person limited

24
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“you” recipes, how-to guides, instructions

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second person

25
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characters that are opposites of each other

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foil

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Comparing something using like or as

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simile

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comparison not using like or as

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metaphor

28
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giving humans traits to nonhuman objects

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persification

29
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pat memories

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flashback

30
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giving hints as to what will happen in the future.

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forceshadowing

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

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allagory

32
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making fun of weaknesses 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 author’s attitude toward his/her work

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tone

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language that appeals to the 5 senses

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imagery

36
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something that represents an idea or belief dove=peace skull and crossbones =poison

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symbolism

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conversation between characters

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dialogue

38
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background info in a story

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Exposition

39
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found in the expostion

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narrative hook

40
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events in the story leaving to the climax of the conflict

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rising action

41
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The highest point of interest in the story

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climax

42
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events leading to the end of the story

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falling action

43
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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

44
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long poem or story narrating a hero deeds and adventures

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epic

45
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extreme exaggeration .”I’m so hungry could eat a horse

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Hyperbole

46
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words that sound like the noise/sound effects

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onomatopoeia

47
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a long speech by a character that was on stage alone

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soliloquy

48
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feelings of excitement or anxious uncertainty

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suspense

49
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use language to make the story unique

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voice

50
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words that contradict each other

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Oxymorrn

51
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the traditional story concerning a history of a person explaining the natural event

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Myth

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