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most of what is published, you don't learn anything and is written for entertainment.
It emphasizes plot, has simple characters, a attractive main character, and gives an unreal picture of life. |
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| you learn something, emphasizes character with complex characters, this story doesn't have a hero. opposite of escape fiction. |
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| the story line, series of events |
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2 forces fighting against each other
person vs person
person vs enviroment
person vs self |
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The central character in the story, may be good or bad
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| forces against the protagonist |
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| Everything has meaning nothing, the story flows smoothly with no random information |
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| things happen to keep the plot moving that are random and have no meaning, this doesn't happen in real life. |
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| twist something you don't suspect |
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| a good and joyful ending to the story, all the problems are solved |
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| not all problems are solved, lead you to think whats gonna happen next, open ending |
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| Direct presentation Character |
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| author tells you whats going on |
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| Author shows you whats going on |
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| Principals of Characterization |
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| Characters are consistent in behaviour, clearly motivated, and plausible. |
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| one or two traits are presented |
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are stereotypes, traits are well known.
ex: cruel stepmother |
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| complex with many sides ( real life people ) |
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| same at the end of the story as the beginning, no development or change. |
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| Developing or Dynamic Character |
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| At the end of the story a change has happened to the characters personality, character, or outlook. |
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| Character that contrast strongly with each other, there traits are emphasized by the contrast. |
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| a statement that states a generalization about life, it can be stated or implied in a story and a story can have more then one theme. |
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| who tells the story and how the story gets told. |
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| Narrative, story is told by the author in third person the author has limited knowledge and you learn what the characters are thinking and feeling. |
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| Author tells the story and uses he or she, told from the POV of one character you only learn what that one person knows. |
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I, ME, MY
told in first person no commentary or interpretation by the author |
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| Objective or Dramatic POV |
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| only what is seen or heard is written, the author doesn't enter the characters mind making the reader spectators. |
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| something used to refer to a universal idea, there are many different types of symbols like man made objects, people, social relationships, plants or animals, seasons, or colours. |
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| is saying the opposite of what you mean |
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| when the audience has background information that the character does not know. |
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| inflicts pain by pointing out faults and foilbes |
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uses words and ideas to illuminate its subject, audience must be intelligent enough to understand it
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| combines wit, humor, and irony. changes morals and manners of a audience that is self-satisfied. |
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