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10/04/2005

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Plot
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the arrangement of a series of events which lead from beginning to the climax of a story
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Conflict
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a struggle between people or things in a literary work; the basis of every story written
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Climax
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the point where the main character's problems are solved
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foreshadowing
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the act of hinting at events that will happen later
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Irony
Definition
a difference between what is expected and reality
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Setting
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the time and place in which a story happens
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Symbol
Definition
a thing that represents both itself and something else
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Omniscient Narration
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narrator knows everything; can see into all characters' minds
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Point of view
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the vantage point of from which a story is told
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Crisis
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turning point where fortunes of main character improve or decline
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Dynamic character
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a character that undergoes a change in the story
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Theme
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the central idea of a literary work; the message of the story
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