Final vocab Flashcards

(52 cards)

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Context clues

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Words and phrases in a sentence which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

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Juxtapose

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Place side by side to compare and contrast

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Characterization

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The authors expression of a characters personality through action, dialogue, etc…

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Character development

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A characters progress and growth through a story

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Static characters

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A character that doesn’t change throughout the story (minor, flat)

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Dynamic characters

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A character that changes throughout the story (round, main)

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Protagonist

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Main character

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Antagonist

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Character or force against the protagonist

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Theme

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A common thread emphasized in writing

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Setting

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A time, place, physical details in which a situation occurs.

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Setting aspects

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Mental (culture, time period)
Or physical (weather)
Or geographic (mountains)
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Imagery

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Words and details that appeal to the five senses

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Mood

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An atmosphere that creates a certain emotion or feeling for the author

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Dramatic irony

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When the reader knows something that the character doesn’t

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Sarcastic irony

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Say one thing but mean another

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Situational irony

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An outcome of events contrary to what was or might have been expected

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Internal conflict

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A struggle within a character and will usually grow from it

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External conflict

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A struggle between a character and outside force

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Exposition

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Setting the scene

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Inciting incident

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Something that begins the action (the complication)

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Rising action

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The story builds and gets more exciting

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Climax

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The moment of greatest tension in the story and leads to the falling action

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Falling action

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Events that happen because of the climax and means the story will soon end

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Chronological

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The key events are presented as they occur

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Flashback
Present past events during current events
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Resolution
The central character closes and solves the main problem or it may be unresolved
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Foreshadowing
The author hints towards what is going to come later in the story
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Perspective
An opinion or judgement or the way in which a story is told (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)
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First person
Main character describes experiences, etc
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Second person
Most common in poetry and referred to as "you"
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Third person omniscient
The narrator is all knowing and moves from one character to another to describe their feelings
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Third person limited
The narrator focuses on one or maybe two characters throughout the book
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Symbol
A person, place, or object that has concrete meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself
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Allusion
A reference to something in previous literature
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Simile
Comparing two unalike things using like or as
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Metaphor
Comparison of two unalike objects
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Extended metaphor
A metaphor that is extended and developed over several lines through a poem or piece
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Personification
Giving inanimate objects human like qualities
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Tone
The attitude of an author towards his or her subject matter
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Denotation
Explicit or direct meaning of a word
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Connotation
The associated or secondary meaning of a word
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Diction
Word choice
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Syntax
Sentence structure
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Hyperbole
Obvious exaggeration not mean to be taken literally
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Understatement
Making something seem as less than it really is
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Allegory
A narrative that serves as an extended metaphor
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Onomatopoeia
Sound words
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Anaphora
Repetition of words or phrases
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Parallel
The repetition of sentence structure or phrasing
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Alliteration consonance
repetition of consonant sounds
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Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
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Inferences
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information given