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22 Cards in this Set
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First person narrator
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"I" or "we"
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Third person narrator
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Does not use "I"
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Omniscient
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When narrator can eavesdrop on the minds of characters and reveal their unspoken thoughts
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Limited Omniscience
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If the narrator tells us the thoughts of only character but not the thoughts of others
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Central Consciousness
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The perceptions of the events given voice by the narrator are the perceptions of the character
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Stream of Consciousness
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Describes the flux of thoughts that run through our minds when we are awake
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Interior monologue
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Thoughts of a character
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Protagonist
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Main character of the story
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Dynamic Character
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Characters that change throughout the story
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Static
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Characters that do not change throughout the story
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Antagonist
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A character who opposes or impedes the protagonist
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Sympathetic characters
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Characters who appeal to us and have our good wishes
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Equilibrium
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When the protagonists life is in a state of relative order and calm
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Climax
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Point in the story where the conflict is decided
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Reversal
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A condition sometimes suffered by a protagonist in which the climax brings about a dramatic change in fortune
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Projection
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A technique of narration by which the emotional state of a character colors the description of the setting
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Enveloping action
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The wider social or historical events surrounding the narrower personal struggles of the characters in a story
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Universal symbols
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An object carrying symbolic meaning in the context of various cultures
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Conventional symbols
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An object carrying symbolic meaning only within the context of a particular culture
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Literary symbol
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An object carrying symbolic meaning only within the context of a particular work of literature
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Allegory
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A narrative in which certain abstractions, such as sin, faith, loyalty and mercy are made concrete, usually by being personified
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Motif
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Any word, phrase, idea, object, or situation that recurs throughout a work or that is common to works within a subgenre
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