English Exam

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Characterization

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The techinique a writer uses to create and reveal the personalities of the characters in a written work. awriter may describe a character's phisical appearence and situation, reveal a character's thought or show the reactions of the other characters

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Plot

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A series of related events that present and reslove a conflict. The usual pattern of plot is conflict, climax, and conclusion

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Conflict

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The struggle between two opposing forces.

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There are five basic kinds of conflict: What are they?

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Protagonist vs.Antagonist
Nature vs. Antagonist
Society vs. Antagonist
Fate as Antagonist
Internal conflict

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Climax

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The decisive point in a story or play when the problem is resolved one way or another

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Denouement

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the resolution of the plot. Denouement is french for "the untying," It often follows the climax and is the summation or explanation of clues, motives, and any loose end not explained earlier

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Protagonist

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The hero, or most appealing character, of a story or drama

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Antagonist

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the major character opposing the protagionst of a story or drama

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Point of View

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The relationship between the narrator of the story and the story itself. The two most common points of view are first person and third person

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Setting

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the time and place in which the action of a narrative occurs. The setting may be suggested thourgh dialogue and action, or pit may be described by the narrator or one of the characters

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Mood

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The climate of feeling ina literary pwork , the author;s choice pof setting , objects, details, images, and words all contribute pin creating a specific mood, the mood of the story may be light haerted, eerie, sad ,secretive, etc

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Tone

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The author's attitude,stated otr implied, toward a subject . pWords to describe attitudes include the :Bitter, humorous, sympathetic, joyous, mocking, cynical, and ironic. An author's tone can be revealed through choice of words and detail. Tone should not be confused with mood, which is the climate of feeling within a literary work ; for example, an authpr may create a mood of quietude around a subject in an ironic tone

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Style

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the sum of techniques an author uses tomake his/her narrative emotionally pbelievealbe( e.g word selection and order, tone , mood, use of detail, characterization, punctuation, etc,)

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Foreshadowing

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the technique of giving the reader, listener, or viewer of the story or play hints of what is to come in that work.

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Foil

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a character whose traits are the opposite of another and who thus points up the strenghts or weaknesses of another character.

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Dialogue

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the conversation between two or more people in a literary work

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theme

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the underlying main idea of a literary work. the them may be stated or implied. Theme differs from the subject of a literary work in that it involves a statement or opinion about that suject. Not every literary work has a theme. Some literary works have more than one theme.