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46 Cards in this Set
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main person or thing in a story
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Character
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Representation of a character or characters on the stage or in writing, especially by imitating or describing actions, gestures, or speeches.
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Characterization
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in literature and drama, the method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like
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Direct characterization
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The pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama.
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plot
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a literary character whose personality can be defined by one or two traits and does not change in the course of the story
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flat character
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a complex literary character with fully developed and dynamic traits
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round character
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a literary character who remains basically unchanged throughout a work
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static character
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in literature or drama, a character who undergoes a permanent change in outlook or character during the story; also called developing character
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dynamic character
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main character
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major character
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small part character
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minor character
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A state of mind or emotion.
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mood
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The particular or relative pitch of a word, phrase, or sentence.
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tone
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The turning point in a plot or dramatic action.
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climax
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The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or film takes place.
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setting
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main person or thing in a story
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Character
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Representation of a character or characters on the stage or in writing, especially by imitating or describing actions, gestures, or speeches.
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Characterization
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in literature and drama, the method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like
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Direct characterization
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The pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama.
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plot
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a literary character whose personality can be defined by one or two traits and does not change in the course of the story
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flat character
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a complex literary character with fully developed and dynamic traits
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round character
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a literary character who remains basically unchanged throughout a work
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static character
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in literature or drama, a character who undergoes a permanent change in outlook or character during the story; also called developing character
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dynamic character
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main character
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major character
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small part character
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minor character
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A state of mind or emotion.
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mood
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The particular or relative pitch of a word, phrase, or sentence.
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tone
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The turning point in a plot or dramatic action.
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climax
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The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, drama, or film takes place.
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setting
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A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.
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conflict
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A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists
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dialect
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A literary or cinematic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative.
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flashback
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the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
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foreshadowing
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The attitude or outlook of a narrator or character in a piece of literature, a movie, or another art form.
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point-of-view
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A symbolic meaning or representation.
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symbolism
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A topic or subject of a story
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theme
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A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as
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simile
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison
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metaphor
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A set of mental pictures or images.
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imagery
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A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form
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personification
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type of literature
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genre
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A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.
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novel
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a short moral story (often with animal characters)
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parable
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The biography of a person written by that person.
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autobiography
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An account of a person's life written, composed, or produced by another
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biography
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A literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
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fiction
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writing that is not fictional
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nonfiction
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