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| the point where conflict is at its peak, and contains the greatest emotional intensity or suspense in the plot |
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| character or force that works against the protagonist |
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| the struggle between two forces, one being the protagonist |
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contains setting, characters and a hint
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| man v man; man v nature; man society |
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| the protagonist either accepts, changes or rejects the results of the conflict |
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| often set by setting, what the author wants the reader to feel |
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| the order in which the events in the story are told |
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| vantage point from which a writer tells a story |
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| time and place of the story |
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| central idea of a work; what the author wants us to know about a general truth of the story |
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| attitude the writer has toward a subject, character, or the reader |
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| repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in two or more consecutive words |
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| comparison made between two things to show how they are alike in some respects |
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| repetition of similar vowel sounds by a different consonant sound in two or more consecutive words |
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| how a word has become to be used, different than the dictionary definition |
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| dictionary definition of a word |
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| way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region, group, or time period |
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| when the audience knows something that the characters do not |
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| one who changes in attitude, personality, or beliefs as a result of the storys events |
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| metaphor, simile, symbols, personification, hyperbole |
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| takes the reader back to events that occurred before the present time in the story |
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| shifts the story into the future, often beyond the scope of the story |
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| have only a few traits, but are important to the plot |
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| clues to hint at events that will occur later in a plot |
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| the category that a literary work is classified as |
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| over exaggeration to express strong emotion |
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| writing or language that appeals to the senses |
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| contrast between expectation and reality |
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| makes a comparison between two unlike things without like or as |
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| has many different character traits; the character is fully developed |
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| makes a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
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| there is a contrast between what would seem appropriate and what really happens |
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| one who does not change much in the coarse of the story |
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| how the author uses language |
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| person, place, thing, or event, that stands for something beyond itself |
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| saying one thing but really meaning something completely differant |
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