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29 Cards in this Set
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conflict
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The struggle between the protagonist, the main charachter and antagonist, onw who creates stress for the main character.
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external conflict
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A struggle between the protagoist and someone else.
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Internal conflict
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A struggle the protagoist feels within himself ,opposing ideas or feelings.
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Flashback
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When action is interrupted and the story goes back in tim to fill in certain details, then returns to the present time.
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Foreshadowing
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Author's use of hints or clues to things that may occur. These create suspence.
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Suspence
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Excitment, anxiety anticipation etc. regarding an outcome.
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Scenery/Setting
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The things and surrounding area that can be found wherever the characters are.
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Exposition
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Backround information which sets the scene of the story. Info. which helps reader to understand somthing about the characters and there actions later in the story.
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Rising action
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Events which force decisicions from the protagonist. These create dilemmas, stress and anxiety for the protagonist.
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Climax
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The most dramatic point in the story, when the reader sees whether the protagonists situation and problems will improve or not. The turning point in the story.
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Falling Action
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The immediate activity or results after the climax. The results that follow the desicion or turning point in the story.
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Resolution
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This shows how the problems are worked out most of the time. The loose ends of the story get tied up unanswered questions are addressed satisfactorily for the reader.
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Protagonist
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The main character, the good guy, the one with whom we sympathsize.
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Antatagonist
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The character or thing which represents a conflict for the protagonist, the bad guy.
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Direct Characterization
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Writer tells reader directly what character is like she was friendly.
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Indirect Characterization
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Reader learns about character through her speech actions thoughts others opinions etc.
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First Person Point Of View
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The narrorator particapates in the action of the story. I went to the store...
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Second Point Of View
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The narrorator addresses the reader directly. You should go to the store...
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Third Person Point Of View
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The narrorator does not particiapate in the story. They went to the store...
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Omniscent Point Of View
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The narrorator lets us into the mind and thoughts of more than one person im the story.
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Theme
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A lesson or truth about life the author wants to explore teach and reveal.
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Symbol
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Something which stands for or represents something more significant than itself wedding rin diploma drivers license etc.
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Irony
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The opposite of what you might expect to happen.
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Verbal Irony
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Character says one thing means another
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Dramatic Irony
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Audience understands something the character doesnt.
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Situational Irony
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The discrepancy between what character thinks its true and what is actually true.
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Simile
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The comparison between 2 or more unlike things using the words like or as.
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Metaphor
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The comparison between 2 or more unlike things not using the words like or as.
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Imagery
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Detail description of a scene person or event the more specific the detail the sharper the imagery.
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