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23 Cards in this Set
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Genre
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types of literature ex. fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short story, historical fiction
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Conflict
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opposition between 2 forces
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Man vs Man
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War, Argument
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Man vs Self
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internal struggle
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Man vs Nature
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earthquake, flood, storm etc
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Man vs Society
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court case
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Man vs Higher Power
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supernatural, Gods, gods, fate
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Plot
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events in a story
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Exposition
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introduction to story, character setting, conflict, etc
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Rising Events
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events building up to the climax
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Climax
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turning point, highest point of action
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Falling Action
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events that occur after the climax
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Denouement
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resolution, tying up all loose ends of the story
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protagonist
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the character around whom all the action centers but is not always good
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antagonist
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the character or force opposing protagonist not always bad
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setting
location lifestyle time period |
refers to 3 different areas
rich-poor technology |
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theme
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main ideaof the story; love, loss, selfishness, ect.
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characterization
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devolpment of beleiveable characters by the author
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character informationis revealed in 4 ways
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1. direct/desription/explaination by author.
2. characters actions/behaivor 3. characters speech 4. reactions of other characters |
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point of view
first person 3rd person omniscient 3rd person limited |
vantage point from which the story is told
uses personal pronouns narrorator is all knowing observer narrorator is observer who knows some but not all of the info. |
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symbolism
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object place or person, that posseses its own significance while representing something bigger and more universal
ei. crown-royalty rock-stability/foundation |
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Brevity
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short enough to be read in 1 setting
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unity
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the entire story pushes reader toward one emotion or feeling
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