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26 Cards in this Set
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plot |
Series of events in a narrative. |
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theme |
Central idea or underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand. |
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setting |
Time and place of the action in a story. |
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exposition |
Introduces setting and characters of a story. |
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rising action |
Presents complications that intensify the conflict and builds suspense. |
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climax |
Turning point or moment of greatest suspense (the outcome of the conflict is clear). |
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falling action |
Eases suspense, reveals outcome, shows how the main character resolves the conflict. |
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resolution |
Reveals the final outcome and ties up any loose ends. |
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narrator |
A character or voice that relates the story's events to the reader. |
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static character |
A character that remains the same throughout the story. |
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dynamic character |
One who undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds. |
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foreshadowing |
A writer's use of hints or clues in early scenes to suggest events that will occur later on in the story. |
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trigger point |
Introduces the conflict. |
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conflict |
A struggle between opposing forces. |
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protagonist |
The main character. |
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antagonist |
The character(s) that represents the opposition that the protagonist(s) must contend to. |
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irony |
A special contrast between appearance and reality (usually one in which reality is the opposite of what it seems). |
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symbol |
A literary device in which a person, animal, place, object, or activity stands for something beyond itself. |
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point of view |
The method of narration used in a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of non-fiction. |
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first-person point of view |
The narrator is a character in the story. |
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third-person omniscient point of view |
The narrator knows all points of view (they can see into the minds of all the characters). |
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third-person limited point of view |
The narrator tells only what one character thinks, feels, and observes. |
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mood |
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader. |
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flashback |
An account of a conversation, episode, or event that happened before the current point in the story. |
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tone |
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject. |
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imagery |
The words and phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. |
