Literary Elements – Flashcards
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a problem, fight, or struggle between characters or ideas
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Conflict
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internal conflict external conflict
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Types of Conflict
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conflict within a character
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Internal Conflict
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conflict within a character
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Internal Conflict
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conflict between a character and outside forces
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External Conflict
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the central idea or message about life that is expressed in the story
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Theme
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the moment of tension, emotion, or suspense that determines the resolution
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Climax
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how the conflict is resolved
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Resolution
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where and when (time and place) the story occurs
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Setting
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the sequence of events in a story
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Plot
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exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
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Parts of the Plot
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a person that appears in the story
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Character
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the central character or hero of the story
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Protagonist
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tries to defeat the protagonist
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Antagonist
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the events that lead up to the climax (turning point)
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Rising Action
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events that occur after the climax
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Falling Action
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the lesson taught by the story
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Moral
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the author's attitude toward the subject or characters
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Tone
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the author's attitude toward the subject or characters
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Tone
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the author's attitude toward the subject or characters
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Tone
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first person (uses "I"--narrator is a character in the story) */ third person (`he or she`/*readers know the thoughts of one character */ omniscient (reader knows thoughts of all characters)
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Three Points of View
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first person (uses "I"--narrator is a character in the story) */ third person (`he or she`/*readers know the thoughts of one character */ omniscient (reader knows thoughts of all characters)
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Three Points of View
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first person (uses "I"--narrator is a character in the story) */ third person (`he or she`/*readers know the thoughts of one character */ omniscient (reader knows thoughts of all characters)
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Three Points of View
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use of descriptive words to create a sensory experience
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Imagery
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creates vivid mental images includes the sights, sounds, smells, textures, and tastes creates tone, or feeling
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Components of Imagery
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figure of speech that compares two things that are different; uses "like" or "as"
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Simile
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figure of speech that describes something by calling it something else
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Metaphor
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hints or clues about events that will occur
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Foreshadowing
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exact words used in characters' conversations
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Dialogue
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exact words used in characters' conversations
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Dialogue
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using words to suggest the opposite of what is meant
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Irony
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a word that ends with the same sound as another
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Rhyme
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bird, word, curd
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Example of Rhyme
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pattern of beats or stresses in language
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Rhythm
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use of words that imitate sounds
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Onomatopoeia
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buzz, crash, hiccup, hiss
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Examples of Onomatopoeia
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figurative language that gives human characteristics to non-human subjects
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Personification
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repetition of similar sounds used to connect and emphasize ideas
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Alliteration
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a line of poetry
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Verse
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groups of lines in poetry sections or divisions of poems
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Stanza
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character vs character, character vs society, character vs nature, character vs self
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Conflicts
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figurative language that exaggerates, often humorously
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Hyperbole
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a phrase or expression that means something different from dictionary meaning; for example, "That test was a piece of cake!" means the test was easy.
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Idiom
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a phrase or expression that means something different from dictionary meaning; for example, "That test was a piece of cake!" means the test was easy.
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Idiom
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a phrase or expression that means something different from dictionary meaning; for example, "That test was a piece of cake!" means the test was easy.
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