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19 Cards in this Set
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antagonist
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a person or force that opposes the protagonist, or central character, in fiction.
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character
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a person or other creature in a literary work.
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characterization
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the methods a writer uses to develop the personality of a character.
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climax
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the point of greatest interest or suspense in a story of play.
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conflict
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the central struggle between opposing forces in a story or play.
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external conflict
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the struggle of a character against an outside force, such as another person, nature, society, or fate.
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internal conflict
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a conflict that exists within the mind of a character.
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description
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writing that creates an impression of a setting, a person, an animal, an object, or an event by appealing to one or more of the five senses.
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dialect
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a variation of language spoken by a particular group, or by many people within a geographic region.
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dialogue
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conversation between characters in a literary work.
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exposition
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the author's introduction to the characters, setings, and situation of a story.
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falling action
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in a play or a story, the action that follows the climax.
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fiction
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literature in which situations and characters are invented by the writer.
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flashback
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an interruption in a chronological narrative.
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foreshadowing
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the use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen in a narrative.
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genre
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an artistic or literary category.
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hero/heroine
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the main character of a literary work, usually a person with admirable qualities.
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irony
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a contrast between what is and what ought to be.
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mood
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the emotional qualities or atmosphere of the story.
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