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23 Cards in this Set
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Characterization |
technique a writer uses to make a character come alive |
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protagonist |
main character |
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antagonist |
person that created conflict with the main character |
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conflict |
struggle between opposing forces |
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person vs. self |
when a character has trouble making a descision |
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person vs. nature |
when a character battles some force of nature:storms, animals, and other natural phenomena |
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irony |
when the opposite of what is expected happens
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mood |
the feeling the reader gets from a text |
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plot |
sequence of events |
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symbolism |
person, place, or thing that stands for something or represents something beyond its literal meaning |
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exposition |
the beginning of the story, setting, and the introduction of the characters |
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rising action |
the introduction of the conflict, events leading up to the climax, also the characters are developed |
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climax |
the turning point of the story, when the conflict reaches it's boiling point |
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falling action |
the fall out of the conflict; when things settle |
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resolution |
when the loose ends are tied up |
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point of view |
the perspective from which a story is told |
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omniscient |
all knowing |
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third person |
when the author uses: he, she, her, him, they, them... |
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first person |
when the author uses: I, me, my, our, us |
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style |
the way a writer expresses his or her ideas |
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setting |
the time and place of the story |
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theme |
the main message or insight about life or human nature that the writes presents. It is not directly stated |
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tone |
the attitude of the writer towards his or her subject |
