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Details Title: Swiss Family Cards Description: 7th Grade Lumen Christi Total Flash Cards: 15 Created: 03/09/2005 18:42:18	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term allusion Definition a reference in one work of literature to something found in antoher work of literature or an historical event or person Term anthropomorphism Definition a technique by which an author gives human or animal characteristics to inanimate objects Term simile Definition a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as Term metaphor Definition a comparison of two unlike things without using comparison words (like or as) Term understatement Definition Stating an idea in words that are less strong than anticipated. Example: in sub zero weather, "it's a bit chilly." Term foreshadowing Definition a method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come. Term paraphrase Definition A restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words, often to clarify meaning. Term point of view Definition The identity of the narrative voice; the person or entity through whom the reader experiences the story. May be third-person (no narrator; omniscient or limited) or first-person (narrated by a character in the story). Point-of-view is a commonly misused term; it does not refer to the author’s (or characters’) feelings, opinions, perspectives, biases, etc. Term conflict Definition A struggle between opposing forces which is the driving force of a story. The outcome of any story provides a resolution of the conflict(s); this is what keeps the reader reading. Common Conflicts: Man vs. Man Man vs. Himself Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. God Term theme Definition the story's main idea or purpose. In Swiss Family Robinson one theme is "The whole earth is the Lord's, and where, as in His sight, you lead good and useful lives, there is your home." Term protagonist Definition the main characters of a story Term antagonist Definition the forces working against the main characters of the story Term complications Definition things that happen in the story to heighten or complicate the conflict and make it more difficult to resolve Term resolution Definition when the conflict is solved: examples are when the antagonists are overcome by the protagonists, the antogonists can defeat the protagonists, or the conflict is no longer a problem Term contrivances Definition a story element or plot development that seems unrealistic, but is necessary for the story to continue