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23 Cards in this Set
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character
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a person, animal or object in a work of fiction
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characterization
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the techniques a write uses to develop characters
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physical characterization
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the way a character looks: hair, skin color, eye color, weight, height
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behavioral characterization
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the way a character acts
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setting
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the time and place of a story
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protagonist
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usually the main character who faces a problem and in his attempt to solve it, becomes involved in a conflict with an opposing force
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antagonist
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the force (usually the person) that opposes the main character in his attempt to solve a problem and thus to resolve the conflict in which he is involve
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dynamic character
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a character who changes or develops during the story
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static character
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a character who does not change or develop during the story
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point of view
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the method used by the story write to tell his story. How he presents what happens to the characters
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first person point of view
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the narration of a story told by the main character or a minor character. Uses pronouns "I" and "we"
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third person point of view
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the narration of a story by an all-knowing obsever, but limited primarily to what one of the characters (usually the main character) can see, know, hear or experience.
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omniscient point of view
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the narration of a story told by an all-knowing observer, who can be in several places at the same time and can see into the herads and minds of all characters
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mood/tone
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the feeling conveyed by the author's attitude toward his subject and the particular way in which he writes about it. What did you feel?
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theme
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the idea, general truth or commentary on life or people bruoght out through a story (point of the story)
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symbol
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an object that stands for, or represents an idea, belief, superstition, social or political institution (something which stands for something else)
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foreshadowing
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the dropping of important hints by the author to prepare the reader for what is to come and to help him anticipate the outcome
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flashback
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a devise by which a writer interrupts the main action of the story to recreate a situation or incident from an earlier time
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irony
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the contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens
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dramatic irony
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when the audience knows more than the characters in the work
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situational irony
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when what happens is different than what is expected
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verbal irony
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when people say one thing and mean another
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novel
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a fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughs of the characters
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