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23 Cards in this Set
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Short story |
contains character a setting and a plot |
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Fiction |
Writing that tells imagery, characters or events |
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Nonfiction |
Represents real people |
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Characters |
People or animals that take part in the story |
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Direct characterization |
Characters traits are directly stated through phrases |
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Indirect characterization |
Characters traits revealed through speech action and appearance |
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Static character |
When a character does not change |
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Dynamic character |
A character that does change weather with emotions or looks |
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Plot |
The events that occur in a story |
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Conflict |
The struggle between two characters |
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Internal conflict |
Struggle in the mind of a single character |
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Setting |
The time and place of the story |
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climax |
The highest tension or turning point in a story |
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Protagonist |
The main character |
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Antagonist |
in conflict with the protagonist |
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First person |
The narrator is in the story and is usually the main character |
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Second person |
The reader is a character in the story |
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Third person |
Narrator is not in the story |
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Third person omniscient |
The narrator knows thoughts and feelings of the character |
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Dialogue |
The words that character speak in a conversation |
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Foreshadowing |
Use of clues to hit later possible events |
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Flashback |
To show reader events in the past |
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Imagery |
How the author writes a visual picture in the mind of a reader |