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| sequence of events or action of a story |
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| the part of the story, usually at the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described |
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| the central part of the story in which various problems arise. |
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| the high point in the action of the story, the turning point |
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| the action and dialogue following the climax that leads the reader into the end of the story |
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| the part of the story in which the problems are solved and the action comes to an end |
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| struggle between opposing forces |
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man v. himself
man v. nature
man v. man
man v. society |
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| struggle within the character's mind |
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| struggle against an outside force |
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| the background against which the action takes place |
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effect the plot
influence the mood
create realism
foreshadow events
establish boundaries |
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| elements that make up setting |
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geographic location
the time or period
occupations and daily manner of living of the characters
general environment |
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| person in a (narrative) work |
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| How are characters developed? |
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what he/she says
what others say to/about him/her
action he/she takes
other's responses |
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| feeling, idea or goal that causes a character to act in a certain way |
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| stays the same from the beginning to end of the story |
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| changes from the beginning to end of the story |
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| the feeling or atmosphere created by a story |
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| the message, moral, lesson or basic comment about life that the writer shares with the reader, the main idea |
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| relationship of the narrator (story teller)to the story |
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| the narrator is a character in the story |
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| the narrator directly addresses the reader |
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outside observer tells the story
limited - seen and understood by a sinlge character
omniscient - all knowing |
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| contrast between what happens and what is expected |
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| the author's attitude toward the subject and the audience |
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| language that goes beyond the dictionary definition of words to create fresh and original descriptions |
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| the comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
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| the comparison of two unlike things without using like or as |
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| the giving of human qualities to an animal, object or idea |
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