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19 Cards in this Set
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Genre
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A catagory of literature
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Plot
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A series of events
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Exposition
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Intro to characters, setting, 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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highest point of action; turning point
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Falling Action
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Events after the climax
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Denouement
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Revolution; 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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Refers to three different areas
-Location of the story -Lifestyle of the characters -Time period in history |
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Theme
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main idea of the story, typically deals with significant life issues
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Characterization
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Development of believable characters by the author
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Point of View
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A position/ perspective from which something is considered or evaluate
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1st person POV
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uses personal pronouns; we, I, me
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3rd person omniscient
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narrator is an all knowing observer, uses 3rd person pronouns; he, she, it, them
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3rd person limited
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narrator knows some but not all, 3rd person pronouns
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Symbolism
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the use of symbols to express/ represent ideas or qualties
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Brevity
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Short enough to read in one setting
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Unity
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the story pushes to one emotion/ feeling
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