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23 Cards in this Set
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Protagonist
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main character, either good or bad
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Antagonist
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anything that opposes the protagonist, anything that gets in the way of the protagonist reaching his or her goal
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Conflict
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Protagonist problems- man vs man, man vs society, man vs nature, man vs himself, man vs technology, man vs supernatural, man vs god/religon
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Flashback
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when a character goes back to an earlier event/incident (usually to explain an unknown)
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Foreshadowing
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hints/clues the author gives which allow the reader to predict a later event
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Mood
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the emotions the author creates in the reader- "how you feel"
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Setting
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time and place of the story
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Symbolism
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an object (concrete) that represents an idea (abstract). Example: sunset= equality, hope; blue mustang= danger, wealth; american flag= freedom; heart= love; dove= freedom
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Theme
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maing idea/message (moral)- what the author wants you to thinkk about, universal idea; everyone understands
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Tone
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how the author speaks to the reader...the author's attitude toward the theme
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Inciting Incident
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the event that gets the plot moving
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Rising Action
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event that leads up to the climax
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Climax
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the high point of the story
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Falling Action
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all the actions/events after the climax
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Resolution
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out of the conflict
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Genre
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the types of literature (fiction, non-fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery, realistic fiction)
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Plot
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the outline of the story- sequence of events
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Characterzition
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development of the characters (other's opinion, apperence, personality/actions/speech, interactions with others)
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Flat Character
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the reader knows very little about a flat character. most flat characters bring very little to the story and simply serves as a vehicle to move the plot along.
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Round Character
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a character who's personality is very complex and multi-sided. a reader usually knows a great deal about a round character
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Dynamic Character
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A character that undergoes change during the course of the story
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Static Character
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a character that doesn't change from the beginning to the end
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Irony
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a.) Situation- unexpected twist (the author tricks you) b.) Verbal- sarcasm c.) Dramatic- the audience or reader knows something the character(s) do not.
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