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34 Cards in this Set
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Thesis Statement |
A sentence that serves both as the topic sentence and the main argument of your essay. |
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First Person |
The story is told from the perspective of a single person using the pronoun "I"; it generally allows for atleast 1 good character development, usually the main character. |
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Limited Omniscient |
The story is told using 3rd person pronouns, with a focus on ONE character more than the others; the character that is focused on is usually the main character and is usually developed better than the others. |
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Omniscient |
The story is told in 3rd person perspective, with MORE than one character being developed or ALL characters being developed equally; although we get to know thoughts and feelings of some or all characters, our knowledge of character personalities may be minimal and we are unable to pinpoint a main character. |
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Objective |
The story is told in 3rd person point of view with the characters ONLY being judged by their speech and actions; the author reveals NOTHING about the characters' thoughts and feelings. This allows for a main character but is a perspective much like a Roving Camera. |
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Protagonist |
Main character; does not have to have redeemable qualities; usually the narrator of the story |
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Antagonist |
The opposing force to the main character |
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Round |
A character that has a complex and multi-faceted personality. |
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Flat |
A character whose personality is simplistic |
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Dynamic/Developing |
A character who undergoes a significant personality change over the course of a story, usually as a result of learning valuable lesson. |
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Static |
A character whose personality remains unchanged, and learns NO lesson by the end of the story. |
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Stereotype/Stock |
The character that appears over and over again in literature. |
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Foil |
The character that is in stark contrast to another and serves to highlight certain character traits in the other character. |
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Theme |
The lesson of a story OR the author's purpose for writing the story. |
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Plot |
The sequence of events in a story |
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Introduction |
The formal presentation/description of main character(s) and/or setting. It is often in the form of descriptive language (revealing names of characters/places), occurs at the beginning of a story, starts off with little to no action, and is optional to include in a story. |
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Initiating Event |
-First high impact action event -Can be combined with the introduction -Can be the place where conflict/problem/dilemma is introduced |
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Rising Action |
-Event(s) in the middle of the story where suspense is introduced and gradually raised
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Climax |
The highest point of suspense in a story; it typically occurs near the end of the story |
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Falling Action |
-The point where tension eases and the result of the climax is revealed -Resolution may or may not be present; when resolution is absent, story has an open ending |
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Conclusion |
- the final scene where the author clearly and distinctly wraps up the story; optional to include in the story |
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Setting |
The location/time period in a story |
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Chronological Order |
Traditional time order |
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Flashback |
The jumping back and forth of time in a story |
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Atmosphere |
The prevailing mood or feeling in a story |
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Narration |
The telling of a story |
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Narrative |
Story |
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Suspence |
The tension created by the writer to keep the reader engaged |
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Character |
The person/people in a story themselves, as well as their individual personality. In order for it to be convincing/realistic it must be: 1. Plausible-believable 2. Consistent-Unchanging 3. Motivated - having a good/clear reason for one's actions |
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Person vs Self (Internal Conflict) |
Individual against him/herself in terms of having to make a difficult decision. |
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Person vs Person |
Individual against another single individual or small group of acquaintances or intimately known individuals. |
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Person vs Society |
Individual against large group, usually a government institution. |
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Person vs Environment |
Individual against natural or man-made disaster, such as extreme weather, fire, flood, earthquake, nuclear war etc. |
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Person vs Supernatural |
Individual against phenomenom such as ghost, zombie etc. |
