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| the central figure in a literary work |
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| a true or fictitious story |
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| relating to a style of fiction that has a grotesque, desolate, and mysterious themes and descriptions |
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| a division of a poem into two or more lines |
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| a description that appeals to one of the five senses |
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| a long, uninterrupted speech by one character that reveals the character’s feelings |
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| a speech made by a character who is alone and speaks private thoughts as if the audience were not there |
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| the problem created when one character opposes another |
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| the problem created when a character wrestles with inner emotions |
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| the everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language |
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| the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations |
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| a principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable |
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| the start of the story, the situation before the action starts |
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| the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax |
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| the turning point, the most intense moment – either mentally or in action |
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| all of the action which follows the climax |
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| the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads |
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| The setting in which the character is found |
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| She sat at her polished mahogany desk, antique gold fountain pen in hand, ready to address 150 wedding envelopes. |
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| The actions of the character |
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| Jennifer slipped the money into his wallet, hoping no one would see her do it. |
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| The thoughts of a character |
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| "Why do I even bother? Nothing good ever comes of it,” Emily thought. |
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