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Section 1
(50 cards)
Climax
Turning point
Description
Process by which a writer creates a picture in the readers' mind.
Simile
Comparison of two things using like or as.
Hero/Heroine
In mythology and legend, a man/woman, known for incredible acts.
Rhyme
Repetition of accented vowel sounds (like, bike, mike).
Humor
Intended yo induce laughter or amusement.
Elegy
A poem, song or essay that laments death.
Biography
Story of a person's life written by another person.
Imagery
Writing that appeals to the five senses.
Monologue
Long speech made by one person.
Fable
Short story that contains a moral.
Metaphor
Compares things without using like or as.
Atmosphere
Overall feeling of a piece of work -- mood.
Dialogue
Conversation between two or more characters.
Epic
Long poem about a hero's deeds.
Rhythm
A musical quality produced by repetition of syllables.
Exposition
Exposes characters and setting at the beginning of a story.
Fiction
Writing that tells an imaginary story; not true.
Foreshadow
Hints at things that may occur later in the plot.
Slang
Language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech.
Limerick
A nonsense poem of five lines with the rhyme scheme aabba.
Poetry
Compressed writing that expresses ideas and feelings.
Connotation
Ideas and feelings associated with a word - not dictionary definition.
Folk Tale
Story following the oral tradition
Metamorphosis
A miraculous change from one shape or form to another one.
Flashback
Presents something that took place at an earlier time.
Paraphrase
Restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words.
Nonfiction
Writing that deals with true/real people and events.
Narrative Poetry
Poetry that tells a story.
Parody
Literature that imitates an author or work for comic effect or ridicule.
Comedy
A story that ends happily for the main characters.
Essay
A short work of non-fiction that deals with a single subject.
Figurative Language
Figure of speech used to help readers picture things, not literal.
Allusion
Reference to something (often another piece of literature).
Inversion
Reversal of order
Alliteration
Repeating beginning sound in consecutive words.
Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces.
Drama
A play
Myth
Stories that help people explain the world around them.
Anecdote
A brief story to illustrate a point.
Irony
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
Plot
Sequence of events in a story.
Narration
Kind of writing that telling a story.
Inference
Logical conclusion based on evidence, something that is inferred.
Prose
Any writing that is NOT poetry.
Characterization
Techniques a writer uses to create and develop characters.
Refrain
Repeated group of lines in a poem.
Setting
Time and place of a story.
Ballad
Narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung.
Lyric Poem
A poem that expresses feelings/thoughts rather than telling a story.
Section 2
(50 cards)
Man vs. Himself
Character's conflict is in his or her mind.
Symbolism
Something that stand for something else.
External Conflict
Outward, visible appearance of conflict.
Colloquialism
Language familiar in conversation rather than formal speech or writing "got it"
Understatement
Presents something as if it were less than it actually is.
Aphorism
Short statement expressing an opinion or general truth.
Exaggeration
To take a thought and make it greater than it actually is (overstatement).
Allegory
A symbolical narrative.
Oxymoron
Figure of speech made up by contradictory terms (jumps shrimp).
Internal Conflict
A struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind.
Novel
Fictional work with relatively long and complex plot.
Figure of Speech
Form of speech used to convey meaning or heighten effect.
Dramatic Irony
Situation where audience knows something the characters do not.
Onomatopoeia
Sound effects made by words imitating sounds.
Complication
An added problem to the existing problem. Adds difficulty to a situation.
Man vs. Society
Character struggles against system, social traditions or concepts.
Suspense
Uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in the story.
Title
Identifying name given to a book, play.
Causality
The relation of cause and effect.
Man vs. Nature
Character battles environmental elements.
Motif
A usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts); a central theme.
Assonance
I identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words.
Point of View
Vantage point from which a story is told (1st, 3rd)
Farce
Humorous play where plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation not a character.
Yarn
An entertaining tale with great exaggerations.
Man vs. Man
Character opposes another character.
Sound Effects
Noises made for dramatic purposes.
Falling Action
Occurs after the climax and before the resolution.
Omniscient
Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
Dynamic Character
Character that goes through significant change.
Epithet
Word or phrase used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility.
Tone
Attitude with which the writer approaches his/her work.
Carpe Diem
Seize the day; enjoy the moment.
Stage Direction
Script of play instructions.
Idiom
An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of the words.
Tragedy
A story that ends unhappily.
Ode
long lyrical poem meant to be read or sung with emotion.
Epigraph
Quotation at the beginning of a chapter that reveals the theme.
Limited Omniscient
Story telling which adheres closely to one character's perspective.
Archetype
An image or symbol used repeatedly in literature.
Character
Takes part in action of a story.
Tall Tale
An exaggerated story, untrue, but based on truth.
Ambiguity
Situation in which something can be understood in more than one way.
Denotation
Literal meaning of a word as opposed to its figurative senses.
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem.
Euphemism
Substitution of mild or indirect expression for one thought to be offensive or harsh.
Acronym
A word formed from the initial letters of words in a set phrase or series of words
Autobiography
An account of a person's life written by that person.
Theme
Main idea of a story.
Antagonist
Character that opposes the main character in a story.
Section 3
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