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36 Cards in this Set
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Theme
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The main or central idea.
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Omniscient Narrator
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Who appears to know everything about the story being told. Even what they think.
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Third-Person Narrator
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Does not describe his or her role in the action.
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First-Person Narrator
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Refer to themselves as "I". inderictly or directly involved.
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Third-Person Limited Narrator
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Observe the situation from the outside through senses and thoughts of a character.
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Inference
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The attempt to generalize on the basis of limited info.
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Characterization
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Graphic or vivid verbal description.
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Direct Characterization
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Stating or describing a characters traits.
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Indirect Characterization
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Showing a characters personality through his or her actions, thoughts,feelings,words,appearance
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Character Trait
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A characters traits. Examples: Awkward,Bossy,Brave,Dull,Fearful.
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Motivation
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Learners orientation with regard to goal. Behavior.
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Protagonist
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Main Character. Most Important
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Antagonist
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Opponet. Opposing in conflict with the main character.
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Exposition
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A setting forth of meaning or intent.
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Plot
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The sequence in events in a story.
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Conflict
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Natural disagreement. Refer to attitudes,beliefs,values or needs.
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Internal Conflict
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Is a struggle of opposing forces within a character.
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External Conflict
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Is a struggle with another character against nature,society, or fate.
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Resolution
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The End. Where things clear up.
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Climax
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Most intense conflict/crisis, ussualy very close to the end.
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Setting
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Time and place in which action occurs.
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Round Character
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A character with complex, and many-sided moral qualaties.
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Flat Character
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Only has one or two distiguishing moral qualaties.
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Suspense
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Uncertainty, being unsure about something.
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Flashback
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Before time of the current narration or current events.
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Nonfiction
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True info, Not a made up story.
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Autobiography
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Written by the subject.
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Memoir
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Memory
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Biography
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Written history of a persons life.
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Essay
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Moderately breif prose composition on a limited topic.
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Formal Essay
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serious written discussion through which a writer conveys a viewpoint.
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Personal Essay
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Short composition that deals with a subject drawn directly from a writers life.
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Personification
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Ascribing human characteristics to animals,ideas,or inanimate objects.
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Narrative Essay
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A narration tells a story of an event or experience.
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Expository Essay
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Other peoples views or to report about an event or situation.
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Persuasive Essay
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Short composition intended to sway readers to the writers point of view.
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