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Final Vocab Prep
Honors CA II Vocab Review
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Communication
10th Grade
12/10/2010

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Exposition
Definition
The exposition introduces the main elements of a work of literature: setting, characterization, theme, etc.
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Conflict
Definition
to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash
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Rising Action
Definition
During rising action, the basic internal conflict is complicated by the introduction of related secondary conflicts, including various obstacles that frustrate the protagonist's attempt to reach his goal. Secondary conflicts can include adversaries of lesser importance than the story’s antagonist, who may work with the antagonist or separately, by and for themselves or actions unknown.
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Climax
Definition
The third act is that of the climax, or turning point, which marks a change, for the better or the worse, in the protagonist’s affairs. If the story is a comedy, things will have gone badly for the protagonist up to this point; now, the tide, so to speak, will turn, and things will begin to go well for him or her. If the story is a tragedy, the opposite state of affairs will ensue, with things going from good to bad for the protagonist.
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Exposition
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During the falling action, or resolution, which is the moment of reversal after the climax, the conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist unravels, with the protagonist winning or losing against the antagonist. The falling action might contain a moment of final suspense, during which the final outcome of the conflict is in doubt. Which is also the outcome of what happened in the rising action and the climax. Summary: The falling action is that part of the story were the main part (the climax) has finished and you're heading to the conclusion.
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Resolution
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Resolution is the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out. This occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends.
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Antagonist
Definition
one that contends with or opposes another
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Protagonist
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: is the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work
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Direct
Definition
When the author tells you
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Indirect
Definition
When you use have to use clues given un teh book
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Flat Character
Definition
a character not fully developed who seems to represent a “type” more than a real personality (see also stock character)
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Stock Chracter
Definition
•A stock character is a stereotype. Stock characters rely heavily on cultural types or names for their personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics. In their most general form, stock characters are related to literary archetypes, but they are often more narrowly defined
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Dynamic Charcater
Definition
a character that undergoes personal development and change, whether through a gradual process or a crisis
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Static Character
Definition
a character that remains unchanged throughout a work
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Internal Conflict
Definition
is within a person, like when they have to make a difficult decision and they're agonizing over it
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External Conflict
Definition
conflict is between a person and someone else, like a friend or some other outside force, like the government, for example
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Connotation
Definition
the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes
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Denotation
Definition
The acr or process of denoting
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First Person
Definition
is "I" and "We" (distinguished as singular and plural)
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Third Person
Definition
is "He", "She", or "It", and "They", likewise singular and plural
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Dialogue
Definition
talking/discussions among characters
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Setting
Definition
The general locale, historical time, and social circumstances in which the action of a fictional or dramatic work occurs; the setting of an episode or scene within a work is the particular physical location in which it takes place
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Theme
Definition
central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work
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