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17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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Face, Place and Reason to continue
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Face: “Is your character someone the reader can relate to?” Place: Setting(place/time) Reason: - What is your beginning hinting towards? -build towards the climax in a meaningful and subtle way.
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In Medias Res |
-Latin "in the midst of things” -the story opens with dramatic action rather than exposition setting up the characters and situation. -Starts in the Middle of the plot
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First Person POV |
-I or we -Main characters POV usually |
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Second Person POV |
-Using this viewpoint, you control all of the information and give the reader whatever you want. -Uses "you"
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Third Person Omniscient |
-the story is told from an all-seeing God-like -Author knows thoughts of multiple characters |
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Third Person Limited |
-Author knows thoughts of only ONE character at a time. |
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Crisis |
-At the beginning of the story, sets up story. -Conflict internal or external |
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Rising Conflict |
Conflict develops |
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Climax |
-Greatest suspense - Character must face conflict |
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Resolution
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The conflict comes to an end |
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External Conflict |
Person vs. Person Person vs. Nature Person vs. Society Person vs. Machine Person vs. some supernatural agency (gods, demons, fate, etc.)
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Internal Conflict |
Person vs Self |
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Exposition: |
"Student was angry." (Exposition. Poor writing. There is no game with the audience because the exact meaning is out in the open.)
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Description |
“Student slammed their first on the table." (Better description)
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Theme |
Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. - a writer tries to give his readers an insight into how the world works or how he or she views human life.
ex(Love and Friendship; Revenge) |
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Theme Statement |
-general enough to capture the overall meaning of the work, but specific enough so that it conveys your unique interpretation -describe the general meaning of the work, not the specific events, actions, or characters
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Psychoanalytic Criticism
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-Freud -Id(the location of the drives" or libido) -Ego( “one of the major defenses against the power of the drives..." and home of the defenses”
Excerpt From: “Book Title.” iBooks. -Superego( |
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