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A breif narrative designed to be read at one sitting. |
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words chosen for their precision to develop mood/situation, short time frame, dialogue, one theme, plot ending suddenly at climax, quick moving action, one main character, past tense narration, and few secondary characters |
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How author arranges events to develop the basic idea. Planned sequence: beginning, middle, and end. Esposition, rising action, climax, and denouement. |
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imtroduces setting and characters. |
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The high point of the story where the comflict or promblem changes or is resolved |
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The final outcome of events in the story. |
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Time and location in which the story takes place. place, time, weather conditions, social conditions, mood or atmosphere. |
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Geological Location (LA, Texas, the desert, Spain...) |
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When is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc.) |
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How are the characters expected to act at this time and place? |
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What feeling is created during the story. |
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Essential to plot. Opposition of forces which tie ones incident to another and makes plot move. Usually one central struggle. Two types: External and Internal. Six kinds |
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a person struggles with outside force |
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Takes place within someones mind; must make a decision, overcome pain, quiet temper, resist urge, etc. |
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Leading character sruggles against other men/animals. |
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Struggle against fate, or circumstances of life facing him/her. |
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Struggles against ideas, practices, or customs of others. |
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Stuggles with themself, their own soul, ideas of right/wrong, physical limitations, choices, etc. |
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Struggles with forces of nature, such as adverse weather conditions. |
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Struggles with otherworldly forces such as ghosts, aliens, the occult, etc. |
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opposer of main character |
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physical appearance, ways they think feel and dream, what the do or don't do, what others say about them and their reactions |
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Only a single character trait is revealed |
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posseses a number of character traits |
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personality and values remain unchanged through the story |
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Change in the character due to events in the story |
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narrator is a character in story who tells it as if he understands it. uses first person pronouns i, me, we, us, my, and our |
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narrator tells reader to do something. use in istructions and recipes |
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narrator is not one of the characters. refers to others as she, him, etc. |
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narrator can enter the mind of anyone |
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narrator can only enter one person's mind |
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narrator can't enter anyone's mind |
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The main message. found in title, lessons, ideas expressed by characters, and repeating patterns and symbols |
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Way language is used. summarized as word choice, sentence structure, dialogue, dialects, tone,decription and literary devices. |
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