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| PLOT - developed by German professor, Freytag |
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1. EXPOSITION - creates the toe, gives setting, introduces characters,supplies other necessary facts
2. RISING ACTION - exciting force introduces the conflict , gains interest
3. CLIMAX - highest point of intensity
4. FALLING ACTION - marked by an event that delays the ending, shorter than the rising action
5. RESOLUTION - the major conflict is resolved |
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METHODS OF CHARACTERIZATION
1. Direct Characterization - when the author makes a direct statement about the character's personality
2. Indirect Characterization - when he writer reveals a character's personality through one of the following ways
a. through a character's words or thoughts
b. through a character's actios
c. through what others say or think about a character |
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AUTHOR OF THE TEXT AND THE READER
1. FIRST PERSON - stories told by one of the char of the story, referred to as "I". Reader sees everything thru character's eyes
2. LIMITED THIRD PERSON - narrator reveals the thoughts of one character and refers to as "he" or "she"
3. OMNISCIENT THIRD PERSON - narrator reveals thoughts of several characters and refers to each of char as "he" or "she" and narrator usually stands outside of story - ALL KNOWING |
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The author's attitude towards the subject and the audience
For example - "that's fine" can have different meanings depending on the situation
DIDDLS -
D - Diction (word choice)
I - Images - pics created by words or figures of speech
D - Details-the facts or lack thereof that support the attitude
L - Language- characteristics of entire bod of words used, such as, Slang,jargon,
S - Sentence structure - how he author constructs a sentence - short= emotional or assertive; long = reasonable or scholarly |
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Misplaced Modifier rule: when fixing misplaced modifiers, the phrase must be as close as possible to the noun it is modifying.
wrong - Jamie discovered bunches of dry wild flowers cleaning the attic
correct - Cleaning the attic, Jamie discovered bunches of dry wild flowers. |
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| NOT TOO MUCH - DON'T GO OVERBOARD |
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| COMPOUND SUBJECT AND VERB |
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| SUBJECT / VERB AGREEMENT WHEN SEPARATED BY A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE |
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WILL BEGIN WITH A PARTICIPLE, A WORD THAT ENDS IN "ED" OR "ING" THAT WILL ACT AS AN ADJECTIVE,
VERB FIRST
EXAMPLE: RUNNING DOWN THE STREET, JARED TRIPPED AND BROKE HIS FACE |
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A sentence part that contains a noun, participle, and their modifiers. The absolute phrase modifies the entire sentence
Noun First
Ex: Brakes squealing, rubber burning, the sports car stopped abruptly |
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| CORRECT PLACEMENT OF SEMI-COLON |
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| Takes place of conjunction and comma |
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| INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT CLAUSES |
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INDEPENDENT - can stand alone
DEPENDENT - can't stand alone |
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