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17 Cards in this Set
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Genre
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type of literature
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Conflict
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Man v Man - war, argument
Man v Self - internal struggle Man v Nature - earthquake, flood Man v Society - court case Man v Higher Power - gods, fate |
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Plot
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the flow of the story
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Exposition
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intro to characters, setting, and conflict
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Rising events
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all the events building to the climax
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Climax
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turning point of the story; highest point of action
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Falling Action
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Events after the climax
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Denouement
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resolution, tying up the story
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Protagonist
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the character around which the action revolves
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Antagonist
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the character/force against the protagonist
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Setting
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Location of story
Lifestyle of story Time period in history |
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Theme
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Main idea of the story, typically deals w/ significant life issues (love, death)
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Characterization
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developement of believable characters by the author
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Types of characterization
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1. Direct explanation or description by author
2. Character's actions/behavior 3. Character's speech/thoughts 4. Reactions of other characters |
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Types of Point of View
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1st person POV - uses personal pronouns: I, me, we, us
3rd person omniscient POV - narrator is an all knowing observer; uses 3rd person pronound: he, she, it, them 3rd person limited POV - narratory knows some but not all; uses 3rd person pronouns |
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Symbolism
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object, place, or person that possess its own significance while representing something bigger
EX- crown represents royalty |
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Poe's rules of Short Stories
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Brevity - short enough to read in one sitting
Unity - the story pushes to one emotion/feeling |
