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Literary Terms Flashcards

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plot

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a series of events

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exposition

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part of story in which the basic situation is outlined and main conflects are introduced

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rising action

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chainof events that takes place as the main character struggles to scheieve h his or her goal

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climax

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the point of highest emotional intensity; sometimes the point at which we learn the outcome of the conflict

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falling action

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the events of a dramatic or narrative plot following the climax

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resloution

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events following the climax in which any remaining issused are resolved, ending of story

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suspence

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the feeling of uncertainity or anxiety about what is going to happen next

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imagery

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language that appeals to our senses

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foreshadowing

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the use of such clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the story

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conflict

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the struggle or clash between opposing characters forces or emotions

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internal conflict

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created when a main character undergoes an emotional struggle

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external conflict

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created when a person or outside force preventsd the main character from achieving his or her goal

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chrarcterization

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reveals a characters personality

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indirect charaterization

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allows you to observe characters action

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direct characterization

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writers plainly tell us about the people who inhibit their fictional words

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setting

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the time period and place in which the actions of a tory takes place

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flashback

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any scene that presents events that happened before the main time frame of a story

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point of view

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a way in which a person looks at the story

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theme

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a central idea ofawork of literature and is not usually stated directly

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connotation

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feelings associated with a worda

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denotation

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dictionary definition

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narrator

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a storyteller; 3 kinds-onmiscient,first person, and third person limited

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atmosphere

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mood

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mood

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theway you feel as we read

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diction

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word choice

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allusion

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referance to literaure history or the Bible that one recognizes

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epic

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long narrative poems that tell pof advemtures of heros who in some way embody the values of their civilazation

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ilaid

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the Greeks attacked by Troy avenge the insult suffered by Menelous when his wifeHelen ran off with Parisa young Prince of Troy

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Achilles

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a greek warrior that died young in the final year of the war

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Agamemnon

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leader of Greek forces who has murdered by his wife when he returned from Troy

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pesonal essay

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any topic serious or humerous, ussually short and informational and aften reveals a great deal about the writers personality and tasks

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expository essay

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explains something to the reader by giving information or clarifying an idea

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autobiography

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full length work that gives an account of the writers own life

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memoir

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zeros in a particular time period in the writers life

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biography

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tells the story of a persons life

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style

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particular way in which a writer uses language

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symbol

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object, event, person or animal that stands for itself and something else

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allegory

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story in which characters setting and action stands for something beyond themseleves

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irony

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term that describes the differnece betweeen what we expect to happen and what actually happens

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verbal irony

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occurs when someone says one thing but means the oppisite

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sistuational irony

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when an event turns out to be the opposite what you had expected

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dramatic irony

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you know whats going to happen to a character but the character doesnt matter

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sensory details

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images that appeal that appeal to senses of sight taste smell hearing and touch

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cause

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reason the action takes place

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effect

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result or consequence of the cause

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draw conclusions

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using backround information or clues to lead you to what the narrator is like

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