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35 Cards in this Set
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the series of related events in a story
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plot
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the beginning of the story when we learn about the setting, characters, and initial conflict
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exposition
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this is the part of the story when characters try to solve the conflict, this leads up to the climax(rising action)
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complication
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the most intense part of the story
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climax
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a struggle or claash between opposite forces
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conflict
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a conflict between a character and another character or between a character and something non-human
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external conflict
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a conflict that happens within a character's mind
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internal conflict
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the end of the story(denoument)
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resolution
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the time, place, and mood of the story
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setting
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the anxiety a reader feels about how much the story will turn out
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suspense
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a hint or a clue of what will happen later in the story
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forshadowing
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a person in a story
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character
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the process of revealing a character
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characterization
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when the writer tells us exactly what a character is
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direct characterization
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when a person shows us a character's trait through description or action.
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indirect characterization
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a character who changes through the story
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dynamic character
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a character who stays the same through the story
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static character
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a character with only one or two traits
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flat character
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a character with many traits like a real person
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round character
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the main character in a story
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protagonist
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a character who opposes or struggles the protagonist
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antagonist
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a main idea or underlying truth in a story
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theme
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something that stands for something else(dove = peace)
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symbolism
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the perspective form which the writer narrates the story
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point of view
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the point of view in which one of the character's is telling thestory
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1st person point of view
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the point of view in which the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character
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3rd person point of view
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the point of view in which the narrator knows everything there is to know about all the characters
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omniscient point of view
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stories based on a writers imagination(short stories, novels)
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fiction
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a short fictional story, normally between 100-500 pages in length
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novel
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writing that deals with real people, events, places
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nonfiction
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an account of a persons life written by another person
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biography
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an account of the writers own life
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autobiography
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written conversation
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dialogue
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a comparison between two unlike things using a comparison word
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simile
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a comparison between to unlike things not using a comparison word
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metaphor
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