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| A character that is essential to the conflict of the story. |
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A Character that is not central to the conflict in the story but helps the plot along |
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| Central Character, Either Hero or Anti-hero |
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| Opposes the protagonist, does not have to be a human characteristic. |
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| A character that contrasts another character |
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| Character that does not change |
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| A character that goes through drastic change |
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| Fully developed character |
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| Character that is recognizable or cliche |
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| A struggle with a force outside of one's self |
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| a struggle within one's self; a person must make some decisions, overcome pain, quiet their temper, resist an urge, etc. |
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| A character based from Greek and Roman mythologies that the audience are encouraged to root for. They usually have a strong moral fibre and have flaws that makes them vulnerable that can make them fail or corrupt. |
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| Involves two friend that may have a love hate relationship, differences, conflict between each other, but most importantly, they have a common goal |
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| A hero takes on a noble journey, possibly to overcome a monster. Usually tests the hero's strong moral standing, which leads to conflict. |
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"Out with the old in with the new"
The hero tries to find independence away from authorities that discourage the hero's growth |
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| Based on Medea, a woman from a Greek mythology that helped Jason secure the Golden Fleece, became his wife and bore him two sons, gets cheated on and breaks away extracting revenge. Encourages woman power |
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| Based on a 1600 German legend of Faust, who traded his soul to the devil to enhance his life. Is an archetype where the hero becomes corrupt with greed, which is an internal conflict |
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| Narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. |
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| Third Person Observant POV |
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| When the Narrator doesn't tell the thoughts and feelings of any character. |
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| Third Person Omniscient POV |
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| A narrator that only tells their side of the story, that is a very biased or distorted perspective. |
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| Narrator is the main character of the story.(Uses "I," "Me," "Us," to tell the story) |
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| A character from a drama or fiction that is recognizable as belonging to a certain genre. Ex.: A witch, A knight, etc. |
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| A story, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or a political one. |
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| When the audience knows something that is about to happen, but the character does not. |
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| Putting two contrasting ideas besides each other in order to highlight each other. |
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| To imitate, add on, comment on or mock its subject by means of satire or ironic imitation. |
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| To make someone or something look ridiculous to humble/discredit its target |
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| when the outcome of a situation is contrary to or different from what is expected |
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| The use of a person, situation or object in literature to represent an idea. |
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| Saying the opposite of the literal meaning. |
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| When the character finally confronts the opposing force, and is when the tension of the story peaks |
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| When the story begins and when the character and setting is usually introduced. |
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| Falling Action Plot Point |
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| The action that occurs right after the climax, and is a transition to the resolution. |
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| An interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point of the story. |
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| Initial Incident Plot Point |
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| When the conflict arises/introduced, or when the protagonist's world is changed in a drastic way. |
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| The ending of the story, whether or not the conflict is solved or not(open ending). |
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| The action between the initial incident and the climax |
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| The anticipation from the audiences towards the plot or conflict |
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| When the character must make a decision that will change the course of the story |
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| The character goes on a journey or a quest and heads back, returning with a new knowledge or wisdom. |
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| An ending with a cliffhanger |
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A person or something is unexpectedly or suddenly introduced in the story that provides an artificial or contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty.
(unnatural, ahhpull basically) |
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| When a plot twist happens near the end of the story, especially if it changes one's view of the preceding events |
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| The main character of the story, but often doesn't act like a hero (sometimes villainous) |
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