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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Plot
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Events of a story
Rising and falling of action |
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Expostition
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Beginning of the story
Introduces (setting, mood, characters..) |
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Initial Incident
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Event that begins the story
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Rising Action/ Complications
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Conflict > creates suspense > force that keeps the reader reading
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Crisis
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Question
(Will the protagonist live?) The question and answer are often close together |
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Climax
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Point of highest excitement
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Denouement
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Resolution to the story
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Characters
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Not as complex in a short story
Involves protagonist (in conflict with) antagonist Characters described as flat or round/ static or dynamic |
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Setting
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Time + Place
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Point of View
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Story teller can be Spectator, Participant, Omniscient.
Told from 1st person, 3rd person (omniscient) |
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Theme
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Moral or lesson
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Style
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Author's personal manner of expression
How the story is presented to you |
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Four Types of Conflict
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Person vs. Person
Person vs. Themselves Person vs. Nature Person vs. Supernatural |
