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14 Cards in this Set
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Characterization
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the art of creating and developing a character
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Direct Characterization
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Writer states a character's traits
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Indirect Characterization
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Writer allows the reader to draw own colclusions based on information presented
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Conflict
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A struggle between opposing forces
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Climax
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he turning point of a story
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Figurative Language
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Writing or speech that is NOT meant to be taken literally
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Metaphor
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Figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else
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Flat Character
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one dimensional, often revealing a single personal quality and staying the same throughout the story
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Round Character
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like real people; complex, revealing several sides to their personality;growing and changing as story progresses
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Personification
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Figuarative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics
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Theme
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main, or central idea of a story, lesson learned or moral of the work
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Plot Chart
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he sequences of events in a literary work that center on a conflict and build to a climax. The events continue toward a resoulution
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Resolution
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the end of the conflict-where everything is "wrapped up" or "solved"
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Setting
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the time and place of the action
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