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Short story
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A story where the action starts right away, usually fictional.
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Lamb to the slaughter
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Protagonist
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The main character in a story, struggling to acheive goals.
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Winnie the Pooh
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Antoagaonist
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The ememy of the protagonist, person facing against the protagonist.
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Swiper
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Round character
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Shows many sides in the story, realistic with many characteristics.
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Static charachter
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Doesnt show muvh change throughout the story. Stays the same.
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Dynamic character
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Shows many sides in the story.
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Stock/stereotype
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Character that fits the picure in your head.
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Character foil
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2 characters that contrast eachother because of their differences.
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Plot
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A logical sequence of events
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Anteccedent action
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Action that occurs before the story starts.
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Exposition
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Occurs at the beginning of the story. Provides info about setting, atmosphere and characters.
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Intial incident
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first major event that starts conflict.
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Rising action
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a series of events in escalating order, leading up to the climax.
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Climax
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Highest point of action in a story
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Falling action
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Working to solve the problem
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resoltion
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Resolves the major conflict
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setting
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where the story takes place
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Theme
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Overall message of the story
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Implied theme
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Not stated throughout the story
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Expressed theme
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States the theme in the story
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Point of view
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The perspective in which the story is narrated
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First person
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Told from the "I" perpective
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Third person
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Told from a narrator/outsider
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3rd person unlimited omniscient
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The narrator knows all the characters.
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3rd person limited
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Narrator only knows one character
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Verbal irony
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Occurs when what is said contasts with what is meant. (sarcasm)
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Dramatic irony
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The reader knows more about the truth than the character
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Stuational irony
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Occurs when what finally takes place is different from what expected.
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