Study Guied September 7 Flashcards

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Genera

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Category of literary composition

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Fiction

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Created from the imagination, not presented as a fact though it may be based on a true

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Theme

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Main idea that the writer wats the reader to understand ; a statement about the topic

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Mood

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Evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and description

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Tone

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Attitude of a writer word a subject or an audience

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Characters

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Defined as any any person, animal, or figure represented in literary work

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Characterization

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Literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story

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Protagonist

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Central character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character

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Point of view

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Mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers ‘ hear’ and ‘ see’ what takes place in a story poem essay

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Plot

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Term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story

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Conflict

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Literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist

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Symbolism

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A figure of speech whee an object person or situation has another meaning other that its literal meaning. The actions of a character word action or event that have deeper meaning in the context of the whole story

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Irony / ironic

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A technique of indicating ads though character or plot development , an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually of ostensibly started

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4 ways that an author Shows characterization

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  1. Direct thoughts and feelings of the character
  2. action of the character
  3. physical appearance of the character
  4. How character affects other character/ How characters feel about the character
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What is first person POV

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Mode of storytelling in which a narrator relays events from his or her own point of view using the first person “I”or”WE”

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What is third person point of view

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Writing from the third person point of view and uses pronouns like he she it or they

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Hat does omniscient mean

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Method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thought and feeling of all of the characters in the story , as opposed to third-person limited , which adheres closely to one characters ( usually the main characters ) perspective

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What does limited mean

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The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

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What is second person pov

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The narrator tells the story to another character using the word “ you “

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Antagonist

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Character or group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character.