Final Exam Review Flashcards

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Irony

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When what happens is the opposite of what is normally expected.

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Foreshadowing

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Hints or clues about what might happen next in the story.

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Personification

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When human characteristics are given to non-human things.

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Memoir

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A type of autobiography in which an author tells the story of a specific time period or event in his or her life.

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Dialogue

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Words spoken by characters in a story, usually identified with quotation marks.

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Poetic Justice

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When a character gets exactly what he or she deserves.

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Structure

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The way an author organizes a piece of writing; a pattern of organization.

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Flashback

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When the plot stops and goes back in time to show a previous event.

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Plot Diagram

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A graphical representation of the different parts that make up a story.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.