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20 Cards in this Set
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PLOT
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The series of events in a narrative. When you tell somebody what happens in a story, you are summarizing this.
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EXPOSITION
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The introduction or beginning of a narrative as we meet the character(s) and are given some details about the setting.
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CONFLICT
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A problem in a literary work that is developed as the story unfolds.
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RISING ACTION
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That part of the plot that develops the conflict as suspense or tension builds or as complications occur that keep the conflict from being resolved.
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CLIMAX
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The turning point in the plot right before the conflict is about to be resolved. Often, it is the event that is the most suspensful or tense.
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FALLING ACTION
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The events after the climax but not the ending!
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RESOLUTION
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The ending of a literary work where the last details of the plot are revealed. It doesn't mean that the story has to end happily--it just has to end--even if there is an open-ending, where the reader can imagine his own interpretation of the ending.
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INTERNAL CONFLICT
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When a character experiences a conflict "within" himself. No outside force is in direct conflict with the character. Examples might be a decision he has to make, guilt feelings, and regret.
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EXTERNAL CONFLICT
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The character is in conflict with a force that is NOT "within."
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TYPES OF EXTERNAL CONFLICT
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Man vs. Man (Individual vs. Individual)
Man vs. Nature (Individual vs. Nature) Man vs. Society (Individual vs. Society) Man vs. Supernatural (Individual vs. Supernatural) Man vs. Technology (Individual vs. Technology) |
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SETTING
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Time, place, and duration of a literary work.
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POINT OF VIEW
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The vantage point from which the story is told--in other words, it's the narrator.
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FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW
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A character in the story is the narrator.
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THIRD PERSON
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The narrator is NOT in the story, but he tells it from the vantage point of one character. The reader does not know what other characters think though he can make inferences about what they are thinking.
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THEME
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In fables, this is the "moral" of the story. However, in most types of literature, it is what the story reveals about life. It is a statement of the human condition. Although the plot, characters, etc. help us to infer this, it's not just about the story but what is true of humans in different situations.
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MOOD
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This is the reader's response to a literary work. Does the story make us laugh, cry, cringe, gasp, etc.?
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DIALOGUE
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Conversation between the characters. Character traits are often inferred from this.
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CHARACTERIZATION
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The techniques an author used to make a character believeable. These include direct descriptions, dialogue, characters' thoughts, feelings, and actions.
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FLASHBACK
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The narrator begins telling the story in the present time, goes back to a past time, and then comes back to the present in the narration.
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FORESHADOWING
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An author gives clues or hints that help the reading to make predictions about future events.
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