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30 Cards in this Set
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Protagonist |
The central character in the story |
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Antagonist |
A person or Force of society or nature that oppose the protagonist |
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plot |
Sequence of events in a narrative work |
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Characterization |
methods authors use to reveal the personality of a character |
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Direct Characterization |
the writer expresses explicit statements about a character |
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Indirect Characterization |
when the author gives the reader clues about a character
action of character inner thoughts words of characters what others say characters appearance |
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Point of View |
The perspective in which a story is told |
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1st Person |
I |
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3rd person limited |
Telling what happen |
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3rd person omniscient |
knowing everything in detail |
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Character |
a person or thing in the story |
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Conflict |
the struggle between opposing forces in a story or drama |
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External |
when a character struggles against some outside force |
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Fiction |
situations and characters invented by the writer |
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Non-fiction |
literature about real people, places, and events |
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flashback |
An interruption in chronological order to describe an earlier event |
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Foreshadowing |
a warning or indication |
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Irony |
A contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality or between what is expected |
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Situational Irony |
the actual outcome of a situation is opposite of whats expected |
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Verbal Irony |
a person says one thing and means another |
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Dramatic Irony |
the reader knows information the character does not |
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Symbol |
something that stands for itself or something greater Ex: A ring |
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Theme |
the main idea or message of a literary writing often as a general statement about life |
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Mood |
the emotional quality of a literary work. A writers choice of language , subject, setting, diction as well as rhyme and mood |
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Exposition |
Characters Setting Situational |
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Narrative Hook |
Draws the reader into the story |
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Climax |
the greatest point of tension; protagonist has to make a decision that effects the outcome |
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Dénouement |
Conflicts are resolved |
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Internal Conflict |
Person vs. Himself |
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External Conflict |
Person v. person person v. society person v. nature person v. higher power person v. technology |
