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8 Cards in this Set
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Character
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Protaginist- main character
Antagonist- a character or force that acts against the protagonist Motive- reason, a character's action |
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Plot
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- Plan of a story, event, a problem or conflict, story is about, beggining to end
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Literary Devices
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Supense- uncertainly that keeps you interested
Foreshadowing- hints or clues with what will happen in the story Flashback- a past event Irony- unexpected, direct opposition Exposition- sets the stage for the story, characters, the setting , conflict |
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Development of Plot
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Conflict- a problem or struggle faced by the protagonist: person against seld, person against person, person against society, person against nature
Climax- the turning point Resolution- the solving of the problem |
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Point of View
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How a story is told, some stories are told in the first person using "I", other told in third person, using "he" or "she" to tell the story
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Style
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the way the author uses words. chooses words carefully and constructs sentences so they give life to the story. Figurative language, imagery, exaggeration
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Tone
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Tone creates the feeling that a story is funny, scary, optimisticm, or exciting.
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SETTING
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Time and place in which the action occurs. In other stories, the setting is one that involves the reader in understanding the time and place in which the story takes place. the story could not happen in any other setting. (historical fiction)
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