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English
9th Grade
12/18/2007

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CONFLICT

Definition
A struggle between two or more opposing forces in a novel short story or play.
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Character

vs.

Character

Definition
when a character has a problem with another character.
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Character vs. Self
Definition
When a character must make a decision about a problem or struggle within his/herself
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Character

vs.

Society

Definition
When a chracter has a problem with a tradition norm or rule of society
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Character

vs.

Nature

Definition
when a character has a problem with a force of nature such as weather, animals or other natural disasters.
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character

vs.

fate

Definition
when a character has  aproblem with something he she cannot do anything about such as god, luck, or death.
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Characterization
Definition
the methods by an author to create a character.
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methods of

characterization

Definition

the cahracter's physical appearance

the characters own speech, thoughts, actions, and or feelings

other characters' speech, thoughts, actions, and or feelings about the character

direct comments by the author or narrator about the character

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Direct

characterization

Definition

a method where in the author tells his reader about a character

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Indirect

characterization

Definition

methods require the reader to infer facts about a character's trains.

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types of

indirect characterization

Definition

character's actions, words, physical description, or thoughts. or other character's actions, words, or thoughts

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character

motivation

Definition

the reason that explains a chracter's thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior. Why the character is thinking or acting a certain way.

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Protagonist
Definition

the central character and focus of interest who is trying to accomplish or overcome an adversity adn who has the ability to adapt ot new circumstances or situations

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Antagonist
Definition

the character opposing the protagonist. the protagonist can be a person idea or force.

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Dynamic

character

Definition

a character that undergoes a change in actions or beliefs during the course of a story

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Static character

Definition

a character that does not grow or change throughout the course of a story. Generally, this type of character ens as he she it began in the story

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Flat Character

Definition

When an author chooses to concentrote on a singele dominant personality trait of a character creating a "two - dimensional" character

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Round Character
Definition

when an author presents a complex. " three dimensionsl" personality of a character

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Archetypal character
Definition
Characters that embody a certain kind of universal human experience
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Genre
Definition

A category of literature.

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Four major genres
Definition
The four major genres are nonfiction prose, fiction prose poetry and drama
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Plot
Definition

the order, sequence of events, or actions in a short story, novel, play , or narrative poem. what happens in the story.

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Setting
Definition

the time and place in which a story occurs

 

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Theme
Definition

A central message, lesson or insight into life or people that is revealed through the literary work. often the theme is indirectly expressed thorugh insights.

 

The purpose the author has for writing th estory, or the idea or opinion the author wishes to convey about the subject of the piece.

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Characters
Definition

People, animals, or things with positive and/ or negative personality traits. characters can be flat or round, static or dynamic

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Narrator
Definition

the voice telling the story.

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Point of view
Definition

the narrators position with respect to the characters and the reader.

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Types of point of view
Definition

First person

second person

limited third person

all knowing third person

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first person
Definition
one of the story's character's narrates using the pronoun 'I'
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Scond person point of view
Definition

places the reader in the story using the pronoun "you"

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limited third person
Definition
the narrator is outsid o f the story and sees events throught hte eyes of only one character. uses pronouns "he" "she"
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All knowing third person
Definition

the narrator is not one of the characters in the story, but rather narrates as though lookin in on the story and seeein gthe memotions motives, and actions of all the characters. the narrator uses the pronouns he and she

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Tone
Definition

the writer's attitude toward his or her subject, character, or audience. for example serious, humorous, angry , or sympathetic

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Mood
Definition

the feeling creatied in the reader by a literary work or passage. for example joyous, sorrowful, hopeful, or discouraged,

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Details
Definition

facts revealed by the author or speaker that supports the attitude, tone or events in a stor or poem

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Moral
Definition

the lesson expresxsed in a simple story

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Form
Definition
the structure of shape of a written work. for example haiku cinquain, limerick and iambic pentameter
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Stanza
Definition

a division in poetry equivilant to a paragraph in prose.

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Tragedy

Definition

a type of dram in which the protagonis is highly renowned and prosperous, and whose reversal of fortune and fall from greatness are brough about by some error or frailty

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Catharsis
Definition

the events in a tragedy dram a that inspire pity and terror in its viewers, allowing them, thorough vicarious participation in the dramatic event, to attain an emotional purgation ,moral purification, or larity of intellecual view point.

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Comedy
Definition

a play or movie of light and humorous character witha  cheerful ending

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