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35 Cards in this Set
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exposition
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find out background info, setting, intro of characters, and other necessary info
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inciting event
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an event that occurs that messes up the balance of the protagonist's life
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conflict
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problem that must be solved
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internal conflict
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problem that exists within a character
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external conflict
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problem that exists with another character or an outside force
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rising actions
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story actions that occur leading up the the climax
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climax
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highest point of interest/action, must be between protagonist, antagonist
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falling actions
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story actions that occur that lead up to the resolution
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resolution/denouement
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loose ends tied up, problems solved
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protagonist
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main/central character, has a decision to make
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antagonist
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character(s) that work against the protagonist
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symbol
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something that represents something else
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literal meaning
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surface level meaning, no symbolism
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denotative
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means dictionary-literal meaning
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figurative meaning
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deeper meaning, symbolism involved
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connotative meaning
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sybolism, figurative meaning
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interior monologue
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hearing the person's thought processes
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naturalism
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nature neither helps nor hurts--only exists
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satire
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irony or caustic wit used to expose human folly (lack of good sense)
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feud
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fight over time
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interloper
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someone who meddles in someone else's business
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thesis statement
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must be clear, argueable, and qualified--the main point of your essay
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1st person narration
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narration told from a character in a story, expect to hear I, me, we, etc.
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3rd person narration
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narration told from a removed location, expect to hear he, she, they, etc
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3rd person limited
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narration told in the 3rd person but we only know as much as one character
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omniscient narration
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the narrator knows all
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implied resolution
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a solution to the story that is suggested but not told to the reader
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interpretive essay
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=( no idea what the hell to write here.... go look it up you lazy asses jkjk i love you!
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foreshadowing
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damn it why don't I have these notes? ohh well... something about a hint that the author gives about what will happen next
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ironic
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don't have these either-- sarcastic?
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plot
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characters and setting that happen throughout the story, the main point of the story
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motif
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a reoccuring theme in the story, like a theme
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theme
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a reoccuring motif in the story, like a motif
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allegory
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a symbolic meaning in a narrative(dont know, dont have this one....)
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rite of passage
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the journey a character takes to go from innocence to experience
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