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Literary Terms
Mrs. Raber
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English
10th Grade
08/22/2012

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Exposition
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background info concerning character and setting (#1)
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Initial Incident
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where conflict is introduced (#2)
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Rising Action
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action that occurs between the initial accident and climax (#3)
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Climax
Definition
the high point, intensity peaks (#4)
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Falling Action
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action that occurs between climax and resolution (#5)
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Resolution
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to resolve the initial conflict
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Four elements of characterization
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dialogue, physical description, character's actions, other character's reactions
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protagonist
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the main character
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antagonist
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character or force that opposes the main character
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Four types of antagonists
Definition
nature, society, another character, self
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