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22 Cards in this Set
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plot
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the sequence of incidents or events of which a story is composed
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protagonist
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the cantral character in a story
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antagonist
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the forces against the protagonist;may be persons,things,conventions of society, or traits of his or her own character
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plot line
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the arrangement of incidents whereby character is revealed and suspense, climax,and resolution are achieved....
Introduction:provides important information about character,devellops setting and creates mood Rising Action: introduces characters, conflict, and sets in motion the events of the plot and grows in intensity as opposing forces of conflict are delineated Climax: represents the turning point tin the action,where protagonist gains insight and where action changes direction Falling action: the leading to the resolution of the conlflict and conclusion of the story... |
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conflict
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a clash or actions,desires,iseas,or wills ...
person vs person. the main character pitted against some other person or group of people .. person vs enviroment= the main character in conflict with some external forces such as physical nature ,society or fate person vs themselve= the main character in conflict with some element of his / her own nature... |
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methods of mainting suspense
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forshadowing
mystery dilemma |
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Types of Endings
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happy
unhappy surprise indeterminate |
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setting
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the time and place a story takes place in
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mood
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the predominate emotional atmosphere of a story
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flat character: has only one or two distinct traits, ideas and qualities
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round character: is complex and multi- faced: has many traits and is more fully developed
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static character: remains the same throughout the story
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dynamic character: undergoes a permanent chanfe in some aspect od his/her character,outlook,or personality
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Character foils
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two characters who contrast stongly so that the traits of each emophasize by contrast the traits of the other
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direct presentation
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the author tells us straight out what a character is like or has someone else in the story tell us what he/she is like
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indirect presentation
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the author showd use the character in action; we inder what he is like from what he thinks or says or does
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theme
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the underlying idea in the story; illistraights some truth about life in general
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tyes of point of veiw-- omnicent:
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the author knows all and sees all; they can go anywhere and interpret or comment on any characters' thoughts,actions, statements; told in third person
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limited omniscient:
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the author is restricted to one chosen character; the author can in and out of his chosen character abd his/her knowledge of other characters is limited to what the chosen character knows and infers; told in third person
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first person
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the author or a character narrates the story, using first person
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objective
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the author or only records what is seen and heard ;no direct interpretaion and no insight into characters innermost thoughts and feelings; relies heavily on external action and diologue
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imagery
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an image is a word or group of words which creates a sense impression in the mind>>>>>>>>>
imagery refers to the use of descrive language to show things,actions, and ideas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> imagery enables the reader to visualize setting, characters and action and is used to heighten the emotional effect of the story |
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symbol
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a symbol is someething that stands for something else; a concrete image that calls to mind a comoplex idea
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irony verbal: the attidude of writer or speaker is the opposite to that wchihc is literally stated ; veiled sarcasm
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situational irony : when a set or circumstances turns out to be reverse of those anticipated or considered appropriate
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