Terms Flashcards

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Alliteration

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Words or sentences that begin with similar sounds

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2
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Analepsis

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Flashback

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3
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Prolepsis

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Flash forward

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4
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Tone

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The mood implied by the author

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5
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Mood

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How the audience feels about the work

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6
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Dramatic Irony

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When your audience has more information than your character

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Verbal Irony (sarcasm)

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When a character says something that’s opposite to what they mean

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Situational Irony

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When the outcome of a situation is totally different from what you expected

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9
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Onomatopeia

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A sound expression where the word’s spelling tries to convey the sound

Bang, boom, sizzle

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10
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Theme

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An idea or message that’s repeated throughout a story

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two or more things without using like or as

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12
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Simile

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A comparison between two or more things using like or as

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13
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Conflict

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The struggle between opposing forces

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Motif

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An idea, pattern or concept repeated throughout the story

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