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24 Cards in this Set
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Flat Characterization
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Character who has one or two sides, representing one or two traits. |
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Round Characterization
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A character who is complex and has many sides or traits with unpredictable behavior and a fully developed personality. |
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Static Characterization
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A character who does not change beyond the way in which she or he is first presented.
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External Conflict |
Could be a man against nature, or man against man.
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Symbol
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something which means something else. Example: A rose means i love you. |
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First Person Protagonist
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The view from the main character. |
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First Person Observer |
If the narrator is a secondary character.
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Third Person POV
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If the story is NOT told by a character but by the "invisible author"
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Third Person Omniscient
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If the third person narrator gives us thoughts of characters.
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Third person dramatic narrator
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If the third person narrator only gives us info which could be recorded by a camera and microphone.
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Theme
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The main idea the writer of a story/poem wants the reader to remember.
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Exposition
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Intro of the story
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Rising action
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what occurs leading up to the climax
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Climax
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The high point, most exciting part of the story.
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Falling Action
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Deals with events that occur after the climax.
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Resolution/Denouncement
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End of the falling action, conclusion of story.
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Internal Conflict
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Protagonist of story experiences a conflict with his or her conscience.
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Plot
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Natuarl events in a story |
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Irony
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When the unexpected happens. Suprise
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Foreshadowing |
Hints the author gives about things that may happen in the story
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Mood
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The feeling the vocabulary used conveys to the reader.
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Tone
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Writers attitude toward his/her subject. |
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Protagonist |
Main character in the story. Always involved in main conflict or resolution
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Antagonist
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The person(s) opposing to the protagonist
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