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25 Cards in this Set
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Setting
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where the story takes place, setting affects the action and the characters feelings
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conflict
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a struggle between the characters or the story, a problem that needs to be solved.
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Internal conflict
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A struggle with the character that he/she has to face himself/herself. It could deal with thought or feeling.
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external conflict
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a struggle with the character and the outside world. ie: it could deal with another character, a group of characters or nature.
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characters
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people, animals or imaginary creatures that take part in the story. The characters behavior effects what happens in the story. Characters may be revealed through their appearance, speech, thoughts and actions.
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protagonist
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the main character in the story.
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antagonist
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the force working against the main character or protagonist and part of the main conflict.
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Point of View
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a writers choice of narrator
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1st person point of view
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the narrator - a character in the story, using info only the character knows.
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3rd person - limited point of view
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Is not a character in the story. Limited if he/she tells the thoughts and feelings of ONLY ONE CHARACTER
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3rd person omniscient point of view
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is not a character in the story. Thoughts and Feelings of ALL CHARACTERS.
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Theme
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A message about life that a writer wants you to understand. Something the writer wants to tell you about life, a complete thought.
Gives hints about the story. |
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Examples of themes
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Life's biggest rewards can come from taking risks
It is better to give than receive. |
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Mood
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Mood is a feeling that a writer creates for readers. Word choice, foreshadowing and how they behave, shaped by setting. how you feel when reading
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Examples of Mood
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cheerful, romantic, somber, peaceful, silly
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Tone
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a writers attitude toward his or her subject.
How they write words, different types of writing |
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Examples of tone
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humorous, sarcastic, serious, mocking
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style
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in literature style is the way something is written, not what is said, but how. A writers tone, sentence structure and choice of words.
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Examples of style
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gary soto, uses references to body shapes, food, and how he grew up;
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exposition
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introduces the setting and the characters
sets up hints of the conflict |
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Rising action
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shows how the conflicts unfolds and becomes the story, builds suspence
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climax
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the most exciting moment and the turning point, often results in a change for the main character
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falling action
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eases suspense, reveals how the main character begins to resolve the conflict
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resolution
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ties up loose ends and sometimes offers an unexpected twist before the story ends.
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plot
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series of events in a story, usually a story begins by introducing a main character who has a conflict.
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