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43 Cards in this Set
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Character
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A person in a story or prose writing
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Non-fiction
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A prose writing from the writer's imagination
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Fiction
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A writing that is real
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Character:
Flat Round |
Flat- one or two traits
Round- human like, many traits, real |
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Falling Action
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Wrapping up of loose ends
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Drama
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A prose writing written to be acted out in front of an audience.
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Point of View
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p.o.v.- direction from which the writer tells the story
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Omnicient
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narrorator knows everything and plays no part in story
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Third Person
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Narrorator uses "he, she" plays no part in storys
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First Person
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Narrorator plays part in story, "I"
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Climax
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Key scene of a story; Conflict resolved
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Exposition
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Intro to:
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Conflict
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Struggle
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Internal Conflict
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Conflict with self
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External Conflict
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Conflict with an outside force, character, or nature.
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Point of View
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Vantage point from which the writer tells the story.
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Omnicient Point of View
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Person telling the stor knows everything.
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First Person
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A character tells the story, "I"
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Third Person
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Narroator has no part in the story
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Character
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Person in a story, poem or play
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Static Character
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Character that doesn't change.
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Dynamic Character
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Changes as a result of events.
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Flat Character
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One or two traits
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Round Character
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Has many traits.
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Irony
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Opposite of what you'd expect.
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Verbal Irony
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Writer says one thing, but means another
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Situational Irony
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Occurs when there's a contrast between what would seem appropriate and what really happens.
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Characterization
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The way we get to know a character.
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Setting
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Time and Place
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Fiction
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Prose writing from the imagionation.
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Plot
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Series of Events
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Short Story
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Short, fictional prose writing.
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Resolution (denouement)
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When the conflict is sloved.
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Non-fiction
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Prose Writing that deals with real people and events.
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Plotline
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Graphic representation of the story.
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Poetry
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Type of rythimic compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery.
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Novel
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A long fictional story, 100-500 pages long and uses the element of storytelling.
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Theme
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Central idea of a work of literature or an observation.
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Drama
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Story that is written to be acted out for an audience.
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Antagonist
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Villian that can be a human or an obstacle.
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Rising Action
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When the main character takes action to resolve conflict, but runs into other conflict along the way.
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Protagonist
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Person who drives the action (hero).
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Foreshadowing
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Hint of things to come.
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