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11 Cards in this Set
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what is plot?
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the events of the story
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what is exposition?
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the section of the story in which the author introduces the characters setting and central conflicts
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what is rising action?
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the section of the story in which the tension build the conflict escalate;often has mini climaxes leading up to...
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climax
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the turning point of the story and explosion of the tension that has been building after this point in the story the central conflict is ready to be resolved
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what is resolution?
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the section of the story in which the central conflict is solved or partially solved
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what is conflict?
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a struggle between a character and one of the following another character nature society her or himself
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character trait
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a word that describes a characters personality this is neither a physical trait nor a feeling
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what is charaterization?
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the methods an author uses to help readers get to know a character a description of apperance what the narrator tells up character acrions and habits backround ingormation about the character the information about the character the information about the character the characters setting such as her bedroom what other chacters tell us bout her or him
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what is setting
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the time and place in which the story's events happen
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theme
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a message about life that the author communicates through the characters and events of the story
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foreshadowing
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hints or clues of what is to come in the story
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