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| indirect characterization |
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| shows things that reveal the personality of a character |
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| does not change throughout the work, and the reader's knowledge of that character does not grow |
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| undergoes some kind of change because of the action in the plot |
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| embodies one or two qualities, ideas, or traits and are not psychologically complex characters |
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| fully developed characters; they display the inconsistancies and internal conflicts found in most real people |
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| over-exageration, over-simplification of a character |
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| an expected character, no surprizes |
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| a recurring element in a work of art that is used as a unifying device |
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| the point at which the opposing forces that create the conflict interlock in the decisive action on which a plot will turn; is applied to the episode/incident wherin the situation of the protagonist is certain to improve or worsen; is a structural rather than an index of the emotional respose as climax is; _____ and climax do not occur always at the same time. |
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| literally means 'mask'. Widely used to refer to a second self created by the author through whome the story is told. |
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| a minor character in stark contrast to a major character, and thus by contrast sets off or illuminates the major character |
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| character who figures prominently in the story, directly affects plot |
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| characters who fill out the story but who do not figure prominently in it, may or may not affect the plot |
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| minor character who shares some aspect of fate as the major character |
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| the central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work |
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| the pysical and social context in which the action of a story occurs |
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| something that represents something greater than itself |
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| symbol that occurs naturally; does not need to be taught (water/life, blue/calm) |
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| traditional/cultual/conventional symbol |
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| must be taught; recognized by only some people/cultures (religous) |
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| symbol shared between reader and the text |
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| an individual's own symbol |
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| contrast between expectation and reality |
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| non-intentional by character; words and/or actions that have a greater significance than the character realizes |
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| discrepancy between what you expect and what you get |
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| think about audience (time period, gender, age, education, background, culture, race), type of text |
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| written to narrate, pursuade, explain, or discribe |
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| writer's attitude toward his subject, himself, or audience |
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| direct, specific meaning of a word |
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| set of associations implied by the word |
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