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25 Cards in this Set
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Character
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a person or animal in a story, play, or another literary work
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Dynamic character
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a character that changes as a result of a story's events
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Static character
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a charater that does not change much in the course of a work
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Protaganist
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the main character in a work of literature
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Antagonist
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the character opposing the protagonist
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Setting
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the time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem
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Point of view
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the vantage point from which the story is told
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Theme
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a main idea in a work of literature
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Plot
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the series of related events that make up a story
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Exposition
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the part/kind of writing that explains or gives information
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Rising action
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part of the plot where the plot becomes increasingly complicated and leads up to the climax
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Climax
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the point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest
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Falling action
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part of the plot where the conflict is resolved -- the outcome of the climax occurs here
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Resolution
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the part of the story in which the conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close
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Conflict
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a struggle between opposing characters/forces
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Internal conflict
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a struggle which takes place within a character's own mind
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External conflict
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a character struggles with (an) outside force(s), which may be another character, society - as well as a whole - or a natural force
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Irony
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a contrast between expectation and reality
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Foreshadowing
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the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in a plot
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Flashback
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interruption in the present action of a plot to show events that happenend at an earlier time
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Symbolism
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a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well
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Dialogue
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conversation between 2 or more characters
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Mood
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the state of mind a character is in/ the state of mind(s) the story gives the effect of(dark, mysterious, light-hearted, etc.)
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Diction
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a writer or speaker's choice of words
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Narration
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the point of view/kind of writing that tells a story
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