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22 Cards in this Set
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Conflict
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A struggle between opposing forces
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Plot
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The sequence of events in a literary work
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Internal Conflict
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A character in conflict with him or herself
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External Conflict
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The struggle of the main character against an outside force
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Exposition
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Writing or speech that explains a process or presents information
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Complications
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Incidents which help or hinder the protagonist
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Climax
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High point of interest or surprise in a story, novel, or play
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Resolution
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The end of the story, in which an insight or a change as a result of the conflict is shown
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Foreshadowing
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The use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
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Flashbacks
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When scenes interrupt the current action
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Setting
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The time and place of action in a literary work
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Protagonist
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The main character in a work of fiction, the character the readers would like to see succeed.
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Antagonist
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The character who opposes the protagonist
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Flat characters
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Demonstrate a single trait
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Round Characters
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Show many traits
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Static Characters
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Do not change
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Dynamic Characters
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Develop and grow during the course of the story
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Stereotype
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A group of people who have a specific trait
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Irony
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General term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality, expectation and result, or meaning and intention
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Situational Irony
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When an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectation of the characters, the readers, or the audience
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Verbal Irony
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When words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant
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Dramatic Irony
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When there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true
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