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19 Cards in this Set
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Protagonist |
Main Character of a story |
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Antagonist |
Character who struggles/fights against protagonist |
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Foreshadowing |
When an other puts clues about the events that may happen later in story |
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Flashback |
A way of presenting something that helps explain something about current situation |
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Conflict- internal, external, interpersonal |
Internal- character must deal with own thoughts/feelings External- character struggles against something in outside world (society/nature) Interpersonal-character struggles against another character |
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Character Types |
Flat-known by one or two traits Round- complex & has many ideas
Stock character- stereotyped character Unique Character- not predictable and face unique situations/conflicts
Static Character- remains same from beginning to end Dynamic Character- developed throughout story & undergoes permanent change |
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Theme |
Main Idea of story (usually one or two words) |
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Theme Statement |
One sentence that generalizes story's message |
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Mood |
Types of feelings created by author for the story (ex. The mood is dark, comical, inquisitive, etc. |
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Irony |
Dramatic- reader knows things character doesn't Situational- discrepancy between appearance and reality |
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Plot |
Storyline of story- what goes on in it |
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Symbol |
A real object that is an example of the theme or main idea of story |
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Climax |
Highest point of intesity, usually turning point |
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Setting |
Time, place, and circumstances in which story takes place |
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Exposition |
Introduction - background information & what happened before beggining of story |
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Initial Incident |
Leads or begins action of story- what sets things off (nothing else would happen if this didn't ) |
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Rising action |
Events/development of story |
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Falling action |
Events following climax which lead to conclusion |
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Denouement |
Final resolution of plot |
