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30 Cards in this Set
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protagonist
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the main character or the hero of the story
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antagonist
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the person or thing working against the protagonist or hero
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conflict
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the problem or struggle in a story that gets the action going
ex. person v. person person v. society person v. self person v. nature person v. fate |
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internal conflict
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the protagonist struggles with self
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external conflict
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the protagonist struggles with an outside force
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plot
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the action or events in a story
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exposition
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the background information for a story: setting, info about characters
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rising action
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the events in a story that build to the climax
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climax
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the turning point in the story or the point of highest intensity at the climax we find out the fate of the protagonist
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falling action
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follows the climax in a story, the falling action ends with the resolution
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resolution
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events following the climax, intended to bring the story to a satisfactory end
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characterization
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the method an author uses to reveal or describe the characters and their personalities
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dynamic character
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a character who truly changes or develops during a story
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static character
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a character that does NOT CHANGE OR DEVELOP during a story
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point of view
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the vantage point from which the narrator tells the story
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narrator
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the person who is telling the story
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first person point of view
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the narrator is a major or minor character in the story and use "I"
the story is limited to his or her perspective |
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third person point of view
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narrator is an observer of the story; frequently (but not always) the third person narrator is "all knowing" or omniscient
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symbol
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a person, place or thing an event used to represent something else: the dove is a symbol of peace
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theme
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the life lesson or general truth about life that the author reveals in a story or poem
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dialogue
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the conversation carried on by characters
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setting
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the time and place of a story
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flashback
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author goes back to an earlier time in the story and explains something that will help the reader
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major character
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A major character in literature is character that plays a large role in the story, but is not the main character.
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minor character
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people in a story who are not the main point of the story (for instance, not the person who the story is happening TO), but still interact with or grab the attention of those main characters.
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plot diagram
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a map of a story's structure, esp. the plot and sequence of events surrounding the main character(s)
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flat character
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A flat character is a minor character in a work of fiction who does not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story.
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round character
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a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it. Round characters tend to be more fully developed and described than flat, or static, characters.
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fiction
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1. Prose literature, esp. short stories and novels, about imaginary events and people.
2. Invention or fabrication as opposed to fact. |
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man vs man/nature/self
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conflict between character and herself/himself
conflict between character and nature conflict between character and another character |
