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Setting,Character,Plot,Theme
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English
12th Grade
10/16/2008

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Setting
Definition
Time and place of a story. Ex. Eragon by Christopher Paolini is set in a mythical place called Alegasia
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Stock Character
Definition
a character who is known for some outstanding trait or traits. Often a stereotype with little description. Ex. Grimy Guy in Greasy Lake
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Flat Character
Definition
Has one outstanding characeristic. Ex June Star from a Good Man
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Round Character
Definition
Character who are represented with more detail and depth, usually a main character. Ex. Severus Snape in Harry Potter
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Static Character
Definition
A character who does not change through the story. Ex Granny in a Good Man
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Dynamic Character
Definition
A character that experiences a change over the story. Ex Harry Potter in Harry Potter
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Allusion
Definition
A reference to a famous person, place or thing in history, fiction or actuality. Ex Khe Sanh in Greasy Lake
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Anti-hero
Definition
A hero who lacks one of the typical traits of a hero. Ex
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Theme
Definition
Whatever general idea or insight the entire story reveals. Ex American Dream in The Great Gatsby
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Exposition
Definition
The opening position of a story that sets the scene. Ex description of Greasy Lake
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Protagonist
Definition
The central character. Ex Harry Potter in Harry Potter
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Antagonist
Definition
Character in opposition to the protagonist. Ex Voldemort in Harry Potter
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Suspense
Definition
The pleasurable anxiety we feel that heightens our attention to the story. Ex_______
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Foreshadowing
Definition
An indication of events to come. Ex Granny reading about the Misfit in a Good Man
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Climax
Definition
The moment of greatest tension at which the outcome is decided. Ex__________
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Resolution/denoument
Definition
The outcome of the story. Ex Charles Darnay escapes back to England in A Tale of Two Cities
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In Media Res
Definition
in the midst of things, first presenting some exciting or significant moment, then filling in what happens earlier. Ex
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Flashback
Definition
A scene relived in a character's memory. Ex Salesman in Death of a Salesman
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Epiphany
Definition
Some moment of insight by which a character's life is greatly altered. Ex Oedipus Rex
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