Literature Terms Flashcards

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The theme

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Das Thema

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Main idea

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Der Hauptpunkt

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Reoccurring theme

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Das Leitmotiv

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Personification

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Die Verkörperung

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Illustrated book

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Das Bilderbuch

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Fairy tale

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Das Märchen

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Setting

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Die Einstellung

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Resolution

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Die Auflösung

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Conflict

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Der Konflikt

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Plot

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Die Handlung

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Antagonist

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Der Gegenspieler

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Protagonist

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Die Hauptfigur

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Characterisation

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Die Beschreibung

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Rhyme

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Das Reimwort

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Foreshadowing

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Die Vorausahnung

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Irony

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Die Ironie

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Backstory

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Die Vorgeschichte

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Turning point

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Der Wendepunkt

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Climax

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Der Höhepunkt

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Presentation

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Die Darstellung

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Novel

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Der Roman

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Poem

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Das Gedicht

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Short story

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Kurzgeschichte

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Tale

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Erzählung

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Novella

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Novelle

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Crime novel

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Kriminalroman

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Tragedy

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Tragödie

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Comedy

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Komödie

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Comedy

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Lustspiel

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Structure

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Aufbau

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Characterisation

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Charakterisierung

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Poet

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Der Dichter

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Fiction

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Die Romandichtung

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Non-fiction

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Die Sachliteratur

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Symbolism

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Die Symbolik

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To express

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Ausdrücken

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To describe; to characterise

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Beschreiben

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To pronounce

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Aussprechen

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To discuss

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Besprechen

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To foreshadow

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Vorausahnen

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To read to someone; to read to someone

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Vorlesen

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To mean

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Bedeuten

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Adj. Literate; well-read

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Belesen

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Distinct

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Deutlich

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Childish

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Kindlich

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Cultural

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Kulturell