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25 Cards in this Set
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Plot |
The sequence of events in a literary work |
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Exposition |
Introduced the setting, characters, and basic situation of a story |
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Internal conflict |
A character in conflict with himself |
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External conflict |
Main character struggles against an outside force such as nature or another character |
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Rising action |
All events leading up to the climax |
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Climax |
High point of Interest or suspense in a plot |
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Falling action |
Events between the climax and resolution |
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Resolution |
The end of the central conflict |
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Denouement |
The ending after the ending |
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Theme |
The central message of a literary work |
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Mood |
The feeling created in a reader by a literary work (also in nonfiction) |
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Tone |
Why does attitude toward his audience and subject (also in nonfiction) |
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Protagonist |
Main character in a literary work |
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Antagonist |
Character in conflict with the main character |
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Setting |
The time and place of the action |
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First person point of view |
When a character in the story tells the story using the pronoun "I" |
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third person limited point of view |
Narrator outside the story sees the world through one characters eyes and reveals only that character's thoughts |
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Third person omniscient point of view |
All-knowing point of view |
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Direct characterization |
When the author directly States the characters traits |
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Indirect characterization |
When the author shows you what the character the life through dialogue and action |
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Irony |
The difference between appearance and reality |
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Fiction |
Writing that tells about imaginary characters or event |
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Foreshadow |
To give clues about events yet to happen |
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Historical setting |
A setting in which significant events in history have occurred |
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Suspense |
Feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in literary works |
