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25 Cards in this Set
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antagonist
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the character that opposes the protagonist....good or bad
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atmosphere
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emotional quality or mood of a story
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characterization
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how the characters are developed
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character traits
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the qualities that make up a character's personality
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chronology
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time order..what happens first, next, and last
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climax
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the greatest point in emotional intensity or suspense
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direct characterization
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a writer's direct comments about a character's personality
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dramatic irony
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when the audience knows something that the character doesn't
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dynamic character
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a character who is changed in some important way by the events of the story
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exposition
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introduction to the characters, setting, and situation
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first person pov
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the kind of point of view in which the story is narrated by one of its characters
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flat character
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when a character demonstrates only one aspect of personality
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first person narrator
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a narrator who uses the first person pov speaking as "I" and presents only what he/she knows about the events
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foil
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a character who provides contrast to the protagonist
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imagery
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words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses
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indirect character
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a writer's method of revealing the character indirectly...phys. description, what the character thinks, or what the others think
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inference
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a guess you make based on your own experiences and on clues in the story
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irony
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a contrast between reality and what seems to be
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narrative hook
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the point in the novel in which the author catches your attention by showing a problem
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protagonist
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the main character in a work of fiction
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round character
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a character who shows several or different aspects of personality
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situational irony
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when the oitsome is opposite of the reader's expectations
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static character
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a character who's personality remains unchanged
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third person pov
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the pov in which the story is narrated by an unidentified voice outside the story
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verbal irony
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when a person says one thing and means another
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