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29 Cards in this Set
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What are three types of literature?
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poetry, fiction, non fiction
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What is a type of conflict involving war?
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man vs. man
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What is a type of conflict involving internal struggle?
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man vs. self
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What is a type of conflict involving natural issues? (ex. storms)
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man vs. nature
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What is a type of conflict involving God? (supernatural)
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man vs. higher power
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What is a type of conflict involving court cases?
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man vs. society
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What is the order of a plot diagram?
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Exposition, Rising Events, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement
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What is a plot?
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The events of a story
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What is exposition?
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introduces settings, character, conflicts
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What are rising events?
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events that build climax
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What is a climax?
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events that build climax
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What is a falling action?
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after climax; lead to denouement
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What is a denouement?
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a resolution
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What is a protagonist?
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the character around whom all the actions center (not always human)
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What is an antagonist?
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the character/force opposing the protagonist (not always human)
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What can be the setting?
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location of the story
lifestyle (rich or poor, uneducated or educated, priorities, etc.) time period of history (not every story gives a specific date) |
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What is a theme?
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the main idea of the story
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What are some examples of a theme?
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love, loss, selfishness
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What is characterization?
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the development of believable characters by the author
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Character information is revealed in 4 ways...what are they?
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physical/direct description
actions/behavior speech/thoughts reactions of others |
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What is a point of view?
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the perspective/advantage point that the story is told
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What is 1st person
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I me you we us
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What is 3rd person OMNISCIENT
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he she they
ALL KNOWING |
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What is 3rd person limited POV
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he she they (they don't know everything about every character)
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What is symbolism?
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an objet, place, or person that has its own significance but also represents something bigger
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what are examples of symbolism?
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crown = royalty
rock = foundation...stability |
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What are Edgar Allan Poe's Rules of Short Stories?
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Brevity and Unity
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What is brevity
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short enough to read in one sitting
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what is unity
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entire story is leading the reader towards certain feelings and emotions
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