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Unit 1 Literary Elements Flashcards

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What is a Simile?

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A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things; saying one thing IS another.

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What is motif?

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Any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story.

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What is symbolism?

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The use of an object, person, place, etc. to represent a larger idea

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration

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What is euphemism?

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An understatement used to lessen a potential harshness or crass

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What is verbal irony?

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Similar to sarcasm. When a character says one thing but means the opposite

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What is situational irony?

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When the opposite of what is expected (or is ideal) occurs.

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What is dramatic irony?

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When the audience knows what is happening but the character(s) does not.

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What is a cliché?

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A phrase or opinion that is overused and has lost its original effect.

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What is tone and how does it relate to diction?

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The way the author expresses his attitude through his writing. Diction (or word choice) often plays a role in how tone is revealed.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that sounds like its meaning.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech where two opposite words appear together

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What is an allegory?

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A story, poem, or picture that sends a moral lesson to its audience.

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What is a rhyme?

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The repetition of same sounds in two or more words, often at the end of the word(s) or lines of poetry or prose.

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What is an allusion?

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A direct or indirect reference to something well known (like other stories, history, movies, etc.)

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What is foreshadowing?

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The hint an author gives about what will happen in a story

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What is a flashback?

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Showing events from before the story started, often through memories.

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What is characterization?

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CHARACTERIZATION: A device used by the author to show or tell about the characters. The author uses characterization to reveal traits about the characters and to develop their personalities.

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What is direct characterization?

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When the author tells us about the character.

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What is indirect characterization?

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When the author shows us about the character through the character’s thoughts, actions, looks, effects on other characters, and speech. (TALES)

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Name the 5 different types of heroes

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Classical, anti-hero, tragic-hero, romantic-hero, modern-hero

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What is a protagonist?

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The main character. The story revolves around this character.

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What is an antagonist?
The character (or force) that is against the protagonist
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What is a flat character?
An underdeveloped character with few traits.
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What is a round character?
A developed character with many traits.
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What is a dynamic character?
A character who changes over the course of a story.
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What is a static character?
A character who stays the same over the course of a story.
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What is a foil character?
A character who demonstrates opposite traits and contrasts another character (often the protagonist).
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What is a stock character?
A stereotypical character who fills a purpose and is underdeveloped.
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What is a major character?
The main, and important, characters in a story.
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What is a minor character?
Additional characters who are not important to moving the story forward
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ANALYSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLOT
Plot is a word used to describe the series of events that take place in a story
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What is the introduction?
The characters are introduced The setting is revealed The goals of the protagonist are clear
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Rising Action (Explain the Inciting Incident
The problem is revealed (this is called the inciting incident). It gets in the way of the protagonist’s goals. Suspense builds
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What is the climax?
The turning point in the story. The audience knows if the problem will be solved or if the problem will not be solved
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What is falling action?
The result of the problem begins to be understood Details and unanswered questions may be answered
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What is the resolution?
The end of the story The result is understood
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What is conflict?
The problem that the protagonist faces in a story.
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What is character vs self?
Internal conflict Character has a struggle in his own mind
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What is character vs character?
An external conflict The character struggles against another character
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What is character vs society?
An external conflict The character struggles against the expectations of the society, or community he lives in.
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what is character vs nature?
An external conflict The character struggles against the forces of nature
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What is character vs supernatural?
An external conflict The character struggles against unnatural forces
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What is character vs technology?
An external conflict The character struggles against man-made structures, objects, inventions, etc.
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What is character vs fate/circumstance?
An external conflict The character struggles against situations that are out of his control but are somehow linked to him through his destiny
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What is dialogue?
The speech exchange between two characters. A conversation.
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What is point of view of first person?
Told from a character’s P.O.V. Uses words like “I, My, us,”
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What is POV second person?
Used often with directions. Uses words like “you, your”
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What is POV third person?
Told from an outsider’s P.O.V. Uses words like “they, his, her, John,”
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What is an objective?
Can only report on what is happening (similar to a camera)
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What is omniscient POV?
Knows all the thoughts and feelings of several characters.
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What is the limited POV?
Knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character (often the protagonist)
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What is alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of near words
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What is assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds within near words
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What is consonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds within near words
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What is imagery?
Visually descriptive language. Painting a picture with words. Engaging the five senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, touch)
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What is tone TONE | AND HOW IT RELATES TO DICTION
The way the author expresses his attitude through his writing. Diction (or word choice) often plays a role in how tone is revealed.
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MOOD (AND HOW IT RELATES TO SETTING)
The overall feeling of a piece. The setting often sets the mood by creating a particular atmosphere.
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What is paradox?
A statement or situation that may seem to be both true and untrue at the same time.
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What is idiom?
An expression that, as a whole, has a different meaning than the individual words that make it up
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What is a pun?
A humorous use of words that sound similar but have different meanings

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