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25 Cards in this Set
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gerne |
the type of literature |
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memoir |
factual stories about a period in someone’s life |
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biograpghy |
a true story about someone’s life written by someone else |
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autobiograpghy |
a true story about someone’s life written by that person |
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poetry |
the opposite of prose; written in lines and stanzas; may or may not rhyme |
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fiction |
a story that is not true; the author’s purpose is to entertain |
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non fiction |
a story that is true; the author’s purpose is to inform, teach, or explain |
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plot |
the story line; the sequence of events in a narrative |
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expostition |
characters and setting are introduced; conflict may also be introduced |
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rising action |
conflict(s) develop; suspense builds |
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climax |
turning point of the story; character faces conflict; main character’s attitude changes |
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falling action |
loose ends are beginning to be tied up; conflict is being solved |
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resolution |
conflict is resolved or taken care of; reasonable ending |
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characterization |
the process that a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character |
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static |
a character that stays the same |
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dynamic |
a character that changes over time |
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round |
a complex character with many traits |
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flat |
a character with one kind of personality trait |
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protagonist |
the main character ,usually faces a conflict |
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antagonist |
the person who opposes the main character |
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point of view |
the narrator’s position in relation to the story being told |
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first person narrative |
a character in the story is telling the story; pronouns include I, me, we, us |
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second person narrative |
the narrator tells the story to another character; pronouns include you |
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third person limited |
the narrator is outside of the story telling the story, but only one character’s thoughts and feelings are revealed; pronouns include he, she, they, them |
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third person omniscient |
he narrator is outside of the story telling the story, but all of the character’s thoughts and feelings are known; pronouns include he, she, they, them |
