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23 Cards in this Set

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Protagonist

Main character who has a goal and is involved in conflict

Antagonist

A force or character who attempts to prevent the protagonist from achieving the goal

Aspects of plot

The sequence of events in the story

Exposition

Background information (antecedent information)

Initial incident

First significant event that sparks the action

Rising action

Intensifying the action/conflict

Climax

When the outcome becomes clear

Falling action

Unraveling of details

Denouement

Conflict is ended; the struggle is resolved

Conclusion

Stability is restored

Types of conflict (4)

Man vs man


Man vs environment


Man vs himself


Man vs god

Types of suspense (2)

Mystery - reader craves an explanation of unusual events


Dilemma - protagonist must choose between two undesirable courses of action

Types of endings (4)

Happy ending


Unhappy ending


Indeterminate ending


Suprise ending

Foreshadowing

Hints about what will happen near or at the end of the story

Types of character (4)

Round


Flat


Static


Dynamic

Round character

Complex and many sided

Flat character

Only one or two character traits

Static character

Does not change throughout the story

Dynamic character

A permanent, significant change in character or outlook

Points of view (4)

Omniscient - all knowing with third person pronouns


Limited omniscient - only knows what one character feels and thinks with third person pronouns


First person - narrator is a character with first person pronouns


Objective - functions like a camera with third person pronouns

Plot manipulation

Something included in the story that is not supported by the rest of the details

Symbol

Something or someone that represents and idea or abstract

Theme

The main idea or central insight of the story. A generalization about life, either implied or stated in the story