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STORY ELEMENT FLASH CARDS
TERMINOLOGY FLASH CARDS FOR STORY ELEMENT UNIT
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English
7th Grade
10/15/2009

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PLOT
Definition
SERIES OF STEPS IN A STORY, THE HAPPENINGS
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HYPERBOLE
Definition
GREAT EXAGGERATION
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ONOMATOPOEIA
Definition
USE OF A SOUND FOR A WORD
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OXYMORON
Definition
COMBINATION OF CONTRADICTING WORDS
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PERSONIFICATION
Definition
GIVING HUMAN QUALITIES TO ANIMALS OR INANIMATE OBJECTS
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SATIRE
Definition
MAKING FUN OF OR RIDICULING SOMEONE ELSE'S WEAKNESSES
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METAPHOR
Definition
A COMPARISON THAT DOES NOT USE THE WORDS LIKE OR AS
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SIMILE
Definition
COMPARISON THAT USES THE WORDS LIKE OR AS
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ANALOGY
Definition
A COMPARISON OF 2 OR MORE SIMILAR OBJECTS
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ASSONANCE
Definition
REPETITION OF VOWEL SOUNDS
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ALLITERATION
Definition
REPETITION OF THE FIRST LETTER OF A WORD
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EUPHEMISM
Definition
KINDER, GENTLER WAY OF SAYING SOMETHING
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FALLING ACTION
Definition
POINT OF THE STORY THAT FOLLOWS THE CLIMAX AND LEADS TO THE RESOLUTION
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CONTEXT CLUES
Definition
USING OTHER WORDS AROUND A WORD TO ANALYZE ITS MEANING
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MOOD
Definition
THE FEELING THE READER GETS FROM A PIECE OF WRITING
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TONE
Definition
THE FEELING THE WRITER INTENDS IN A STORY
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RISING ACTION
Definition
TERM FOR THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STORY DURING WHICH VARIOUS PROBLEMS ARISE - LEADS UP TO THE CLIMAX
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FLASHBACK
Definition
AUTHOR GOES BACK TO AN EARLIER TIME IN THE STORY AND EXPLAINS SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THE STORY BETTER
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DIALOGUE
Definition
TALKING BETWEEN CHARACTERS
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SETTING
Definition
BACKGROUND AGAINST WHICH THE STORY TAKES PLACE
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4 PIECES OF SETTING
Definition
DATE, TIME, PLACE, WEATHER
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4 WAYS TO KNOW ABOUT A CHARACTER
Definition
APPEARANCE, WHAT THE CHARACTER SAYS OR DOES, WHAT THE CHARACTER THINKS OR FEELS, WHAT OTHER CHARACTERS SAY, THINK OR FEEL ABOUT A CHARACTER
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ANTAGONIST
Definition
VILLAIN IN THE STORY
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PROTAGONIST
Definition
HERO OR HEROINE IN STORY
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3RD PERSON SELECTIVE OMNISCIENT NARRATION
Definition
TYPE OF NARRATION THAT ALLOWS THE WRITER INSIDE THE MIND OF 1 OR 2 CHARACTERS ONLY
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3RD PERSON OMNISCIENT NARRATION
Definition
TYPE OF NARRATION THAT ALLOWS THE WRITER INSIDE THE MIND OF ALL CHARACTERS
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1ST PERSON NARRATION
Definition
TYPE OF NARRATION, WRITTEN AS I OR WE, ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IS TELLING THE STORY
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3RD PERSON OBJECTIVE NARRATION
Definition
TYPE OF NARRATION KNOWN AS EYE OF THE CAMERA, NO THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS OF CHARACTERS ARE SHARED BY WRITER
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ALLEGORY
Definition
STORY IN WHICH CHARACTERS AND ACTION REPRESENT AN IDEA OR TRUTH ABOUT LIFE; OFTEN A STRONG MORAL OR LESSON IS TAUGHT
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THEME
Definition
MEANING, POINT OR MESSAGE OF THE STORY
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RESOLUTION
Definition
OUTCOME OR CONCLUSION OF STORY, FRENCH TERM IS DENOUEMENT, (CONFLICT IS NOT ALWAYS SOLVED)
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CLIMAX
Definition
HIGH POINT OF THE STORY, TURNING POINT, POINT OF HIGHEST INTEREST, MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
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5 TYPES OF CONFLICT
Definition
MAN VS. MAN, MAN VS. SELF, MAN VS. NATURE, MAN VS. MACHINE, MAN VS. SOCIETY
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CONFLICT
Definition
PROBLEM OR STRUGGLE IN THE STORY
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FORESHADOWING
Definition
HINTS OF WHAT IS TO COME IN A STORY
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VICTIM
Definition
ONE WHO SUFFERS IN THE STORY
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IRONY
Definition
USING A WORD OR PHRASE TO MEAN THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF NORMAL MEANING, HAVING AN EVENT THAT IS OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS EXPECTED
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THEY, HE, SHE,IT
Definition
PRONOUNS USED IN 3RD PERSON NARRATIONS
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