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45 Cards in this Set
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fiction
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prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.
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short story
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a brief work of fiction
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plot
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the sequence of events in a literary work.
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exposition
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writing or speech that explains, informs, or presents information.
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inciting incident
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introduces the central conflict
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rising action
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all the events that precede the climax.
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complication
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the main problem.
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central conflict
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when a character strives to meet a self-imposed challenge; main problem for a character.
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climax
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the hight point of interest or suspense in a literary work.
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falling action
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all the events that follow the climax.
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resolution
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the end of the central conflict; how the conflict ends.
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setting
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the time and place of the action.
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character
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a person that takes part in a literary work.
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flat characters
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have only one or two characteristics.
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round characters
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complicated and exhibit numerous qualities or traits.
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dynamic characters
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characters who are changed by the events that happen in the story.
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static characters
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characters who stay the same throughout the entire story.
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stereotype characters
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characters that are easily recognized and overly simplified.
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characterization
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the act of creating and developing a character.
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direct characterization
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whent the character's traits are stated.
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indirect characterization
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whent the character's personality is shown through his or her actions.
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces.
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protagonist
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the main character in a literary work.
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antagonist
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a character or force in conflict with the main character.
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external conflict
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involves a force outside the story.
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man against man
man against society man against nature man against supernatural |
types of external conflicts
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internal conflict
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conflict inside a character
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man against himself
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type of internal conflict
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point of view
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the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told.
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first person
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if the character tells the story directly using I, me, and we.
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third person
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if the narrator reveals only one character's inner thougths and is not himself or herself a character in the story.
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omniscient
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when the narrator knows everything about every character and you find out everything, not just their opinions.
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limited
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comes from one character's view on other objects and people.
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objective
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when only the facts about things are given.
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theme
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a central, concern, or purpose in a literary work.
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mood
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the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.
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suspense
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a feeling of growing curiosity or anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work.
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foreshadowing
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the use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that has yet to occur.
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flashback
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a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time.
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dialogue
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a conversation between characters.
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dialect
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the form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group.
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irony
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the general name given to literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions.
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verbal irony
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words are used to suggest the opposite of their meaning.
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irony of situation
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an event that occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the reader or audience.
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symbolism
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anything that stands for or represents something else.
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