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02/14/2018

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Setting
Definition
Where and when the plot takes place.
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Character
Definition
Person living in a story.
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Conflict
Definition
Main problem in a story that creates suspense.
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Literary device
Definition
A technique writers use to create a specific effect.
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Plot
Definition
Chain of related events that make up a story.
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Internal conflict
Definition
A conflict within the main character's head.
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External conflict
Definition
A conflict that is outside of the main character's head.
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Climax
Definition
The turning point and the tension is highest.
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Exposition
Definition
The part where the story begins.
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Rising action
Definition
Builds up to the conflict.
(Can be more then one event)
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Resolution
Definition
The end and the conflict is resolved.
(Not always a solution)
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Falling action
Definition
Leads to the resolution.
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Round character
Definition
Detailed characters.
(Usually main character)
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Dynamic character
Definition
Characters that change by end of the story.
(Usually main character)
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Flat character
Definition
None detailed characters.
(Often stereotypical usually mirror characters)
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Static character
Definition
Characters that doesn't change by the end of the story.
(Personalities stay the same)
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Protagonist
Definition
Central character or hero.
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Antagonist
Definition
Conflict with main character.
(villain or bad guy)
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Character vs. character conflict
Definition
When a character has a conflict with another character.
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Character vs. nature conflict
Definition
When a character has a conflict with nature.
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Character vs. self conflict
Definition
When a character has a conflict with self.
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Character vs. society conflict
Definition
When a character has a conflict with society.
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Suspense
Definition
Makes you uncertion about the outcome.
Term
Mystery
Definition
Withholding info from readers.
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Forshadowing
Definition
Giving hints or clues about the outcome.
Term
Dilemma
Definition
when a main character has to make a dangerous decision or specific decision.
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Reversal
Definition
Sudden change in a characters situation good or bad.
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Point of View
Definition
Standpoint from which a story is told.
Term
First Person Point of View
Definition
When the narrator tells the story in the "I" point of view.
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Second Person Point of View
Definition
When the narrator tells the story to someone, using the word "you".
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Third Person Limited Point of View
Definition
Single character's standpoint but the character is reffed to in the third person, as "he" or "she".
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Third Person Omniscient Point of View
Definition
Narrator outside the story and knows everything.
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Narrator
Definition
Person telling the story.
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Unreliable Narrator
Definition
Is made immediately evident.
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Mood
Definition
Is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader.
Term
Irony
Definition
The use of words to convey a meaning.
Term
Situational Irony
Definition
Opposite of what is expected.
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Verbal Irony
Definition
What is said is the opposite of what is meant.
(Not always sarcasm)
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
The audience knows something the characters didn't.
Term
Theme
Definition
General idea or insight about life that you can learn from a work of literature.
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