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| Works of prose that have imaginary elements |
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| The sequence of events in a story: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action |
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The structure of the plot.
Background info, tone, characterization |
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| Events in a story that move the plot along by adding complications |
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| The moment when the reader's interest and emotional intensity reaches it's highest |
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| Problems start to be resolved |
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| Struggle between opposing forces |
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Problem the character has with themselves
Man vs. Self |
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Involves a character pitted against an outside force
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society (expectations)
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Fate |
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| Methods that a writer uses to develop characters |
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| Author directly tells about the character |
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| Indirect Characterization |
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S -> Speech
T-> Thoughts
E -> Effects others
A -> Actions
L -> Looks |
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| Character that does not change throughout the story |
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| Character that changes as a result of their experiences |
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| Central character, not always a good guy |
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| Principal character in opposition to the main character. Not always a character |
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Main idea in a work of literature
Writer's preception |
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| Time and place of the action of a story |
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| Particular way in which a piece of literature is written |
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The narrator is a character in the story
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Only what one character feels and observes
One character's story
he, she, they |
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| More than one character's story, mind |
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| Contrast between appearance and reality |
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| Contrast between what a reader expects and what happens |
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| Someone knowingly exaggerates something |
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| What a reader knows but the character doesn't |
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| Conversation, episode or event that happened before the beginning of the story |
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| Writer's use of hints or clues to indicate situations, predicting |
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| Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary literal meaning of words |
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| Comparisons using like or as |
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Comparisons not using like or as
is a |
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| Object, animal, idea with human qualities |
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