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| first person point of view |
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| the point of view where the narrator is a character in the story; the narrator tells the story from the “I” perspective |
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| the narrator does not know all thoughts of all character and tells the story from an outside perspective. The narrator tells only what one character thinks, feels, and observes |
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| the narrator sees into the minds of more than one character and can tell what multiple characters think, feel, and observe |
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| the reader meets characters and learns about the setting, as well as background information about what happened before the story begins |
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| the reader learns about the problem(s) the character(s) must face. Tension and further conflict are created |
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| the suspense reaches its peak, and the character(s) change. The climax sometimes occurs near/at the end of the story |
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| the main conflicts are settled; although some conflicts may remain unresolved at the end of a story |
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| the story ends; loose ends are tied up |
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| a character who has not grown or changed by the end of the story |
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| a character who grows emotionally, learns a lesson, or alters behavior during the course of the story |
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| a character who is simple, and his main purpose is to reveal things about other characters or move the plot along |
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| a character who is fully developed, e.g. he has emotions, strengths, weaknesses, and the reader knows a lot about him/her |
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| the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot; creates suspense |
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| interrupting the sequence of events to include information about an event that happened in the past |
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| the use of an object to represent an idea or a theme; for example, darkness might symbolize evil |
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| occurs when the opposite of what is expected to occur really happens |
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| occurs when the reader or audience knows something the character does not know |
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| occurs when a speaker says something but means something quite different |
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| a comparison that uses like or as |
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| an implied comparison in which a word or phrase is used in place of another, such as He was drowning in money. |
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| a description that represents a thing as a person |
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| using the same letter repetitively as the beginning letter of each word in a word group |
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| a perception about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. The theme of a story is different than the subject of the story |
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| a problem developed in the plot |
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| development of a character through a character’s thoughts, words, speech patterns, and actions; the narrator’s description; and the thoughts, words, and actions of other characters |
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| the main character in any particular work of fiction |
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| a character, force of nature, or set of circumstances that creates conflict for the main character |
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| opposite of main character |
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