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Lit and drama definition
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27
English
9th Grade
03/04/2024

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Exposition
Definition
setting (Time and place), Beginning characters, Beginning situation.
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Inciting incident
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Detail that gets the story moving in the direction its going to take
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Rising action
Definition
Plot details leading to climax
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climax
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When the main charecter comes face to face with a central conflict either resolves it or not
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Falling action
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Plot details from the climax to the resolution
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Resolution
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The conclusion of the story
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Flashback
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When you go back in time to view a brief moment
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Flashforward
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When you go forward in time you have a feeling of what's going to happen (prediction)
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Protagonist
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Main character
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Antagonist
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Character or force opposite of the protagonist
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foil
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A character that is presented. as a contrast to a second character to point some aspect of the second character
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Foreshadowing
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Hints or clues about something that is going to happen later.
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symbolism
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when words people and location or abstract ides represents something beyond its literal meaning
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personification
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Giving something nonhuman human characteristics
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Metaphor
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Direct comparison that doesn't us like or as
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Simile
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Direct comparison that uses like or as
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Hyperbole
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Extreme exaggeration
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Tone
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Reflects on the writer's attitude.
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Pun
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Flat
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Character only has one or two character traits.
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dynamic
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Character goes through internal change
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static
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Character doesn't change internally.
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Allusion
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When the writter refers to something they know will be familiar with the reader
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Theme
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Message of the story
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Motif
Definition
Recurring pattern image word or phrase
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1st person
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The narrator tells the reader his side of the story.
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direct characterizing
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The wirtter tells you directly about the charecter
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