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Flashcards by Chales Lubert, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Chales Lubert
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| a short work of nonfiction that deals with a single subject | Essay |
| the repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words | alliteration |
| a force working against the main character | antagonist |
| one who undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds | Dynamic character |
| when a writer proboscises hints that suggest future events in the story | Foreshadow |
| the most exciting part or turning point of the story. | Climax |
| a sort of account of an incident or a person | anecdote |
| a writer's account about his or her life | autobiography |
| a logical guess that is made based on facts | inference |
| writing that tells an imaginary story | Fiction |
| a true account about somebody's life written by somebody else | Biography |
| a character who remains the same | Static Character |
| series of events in the story | Plot |
| a long work of fiction | Novel |
| how the writer creates and develops characters' personalities | Characterization |
| involves a character who struggles against a foe outside of himself or herself. | External Conflict |
| refers to a category in which a work of literature is classified | Genres |
| an interruption in the story to present events that happened in an earlier time | Flashback |
| a conflict that occurs within the character | Internal conflict |
| a form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of audience | drama |
| a short fiction or a novel that is set in the past and includes places and events of historical importance | historical fiction |
| a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader | Theme |
| Fiction in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities in the past present and future | Science Fiction |
| written conversation between two or more characters | Dialogue |
| gives background info includes setting, character, and conflict | Stage |
| writing that tells the story | narrative |
| the main character in the story, play, or novel | Narrator |
| words includes to help with the understanding of the new word | context clues |
| a work of fiction that centers on a main idea and generally read by sitting down | short story |
| usually largest population of the story builds events in plot | Rising action |
| person, place, an object, or an action stands for something. | Symbol |
| a type of fiction that is imaginative unrealistic | Nonfiction |
| contrast between what is expected and actually happens | Irony |
| part of the plot conflict resolved loose ends up the story | Resolution |
| the time and place of story | setting |
| reader finds what the lesson of the story | implied theme |
| most important thing the paragraph says about the topic | Main idea |
| events plot leading to resolution | Falling Action |
| qualities by a character | character traits |
| relating what is written or said condensed down to main points | Summarizing |
| narrator not character says he,she,it, and they | Third Point of View |
| emotional effect text creates for audience | mood |
| writer's purpose for writing something | author's purpose |
| info of biased or misleading nature used to promote a particular point of view | propaganda |
| characters defined by single trait | Sterotype |
| speaker or author's attitude | tone |
| a play written for TV | teleplay |
| script of a play instructions to actors | Stage Directions |
| a raised platform on which performances are presented | Stage |
| refer to an object used in a play | prop |
| narrator knows thoughts actions and feelings of all characters | Omniscient Point of View |
| narrator only knows thoughts of one character | limited Point of View |
| narrator uses I, me, and we and is in the story | First Point of View |
| writing that is based on Facts real events real people | Protagonist |
| voice that tells a story | Narrator |
| a struggle against forces | Conflict |
| people animals or imaginary creatures | Characters |
| prejudiced in favor or against | Bias |
| an activity or cause that suddenly becomes popular | bandwagon |
| a major division in a play | Act |
| 5 types of text organization | 1. Cause and Effect 2. Compare and Contrast 3. Question and Answer 4. Chronological Order 5. Problem and Solution |
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