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20 Cards in this Set
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symbolism
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an object that represents another object or theme that brings meaning
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plot
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the pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama
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internal conflict
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a mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character
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external conflict
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a struggle that occurs between a character and outside forces, which could be another character or the environment
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exposition
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the part of the work that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation
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rising action
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the purpose is to usually build suspense all the way up to the climactic finish
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climax
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the point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression
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falling action
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following the climax, this is where you see the change in the characters affected by the solving of the main conflict
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resolution
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the story's plot is resolved
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direct characterization
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the narrator tells the audience what a character is like. this may be done via the narrator, another character, or by the character himself
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indirect characterization
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the audience must deduce for themselves what the character is like through the character's thoughts, actions, speech, interactions, etc
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setting
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where the story takes place
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first person- unreliable narrator
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a biased narrator who sometimes lies to get the story across
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third person (obtrusive)
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narrator obviously describing the character's emotions
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third person (objective)
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does not use any feeling or thoughts to describe the character
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third person (limited)
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narrator is limited to knowing everything about only the focal character
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third person (omniscient)
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the narrator knows all
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connotation
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cultural associations and other non-dictionary things associated with word
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denotation
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literal dictionary definition
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ambiguity
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a quality or state or duality, indistinctness, or equivocation
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