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8 Cards in this Set
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PLOT |
The sequence of events in which each event results from a previous one and causes the next. Begins with an exposition that introduces the setting, the characters and the basic situation. |
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CHARACTERIZATION |
The act of creating and developing a character. |
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CONFLICT |
A struggle between opposing forces |
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RESOLUTION |
The outcome of the conflict in a plot |
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THEME |
A central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work. It can usually be expressed as a general statement about human beings or about life. It is not a summary of the plot. |
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FORESHADOWING |
The author's use of clues to hint at what may happen later in the story. |
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FLASHBACK |
A scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past. |
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SETTING |
The time and place of the action |
