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20 Cards in this Set
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Plot
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Beginning, middle, and end of a novel; the story line
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Point of view
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Perspective from which the story is told
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Unreliable narrator
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A narrator that cannot accurately tell the story for various reasons presented in the story
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First person narrator
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When the narrator tells the story from his/her point of view; uses "I", "me", etc.
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Third person
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When the story is told from an outside perspective; uses "he", "her", etc.
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Objective
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Purpose of a line, plot or theme
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Omniscient
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A perspective that switches between many characters, and discusses their thoughts, feeling, etc.
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Limited omniscient
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A point of view in which the narrator sees into the minds of some, but not all the characters. Most typically this perspective sees through the eyes on one major or minor character.
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Characterization
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Traits and personalities of characters
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Protagonist
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Main character of the book, often considering the hero due to admirable traits
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Antagonist
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Opposition to the protagonist, often considered the villain
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Flat character
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A character who is one-side, and accentuates one aspect of a person. (don't see much)
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Round character
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A character who is multi-sided, and has many differing traits that reflects the nature of an actual human. (see more personality)
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Static character
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A character who does not change throughout the story
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Dynamic character
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A character who goes through a change during the story
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Stereotype
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A generalized trait that applies to one particular race, religion, nationality, etc.
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Stock character
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A certain type of character that often appears in literature; the "underdog" and the "wise old man"
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Foil
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A character that serves as a direct contrast to another character, meant to emphasize a particular trait in that second character
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Setting
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the time and place where the story takes place
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Mood
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The atmosphere that the story creates, often created by particular word choice
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