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| Topic explored in a literary work |
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| The arrangement of the action |
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| any event or series of events depicted in a literary work |
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a plot structure.
a scene from the the fictional future is inserted into the ficitonal present |
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| a hint or clue about what will happen at a later point |
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| a secondary plot in a work of fiction or drama |
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| a discrete moment portrayed in a fictional work often as a single phrase |
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| a struggle between opposing forces |
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| the first phrase or part of a plot which sets the scene |
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| events that complicate the situation |
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| Third part of the plot, turning point |
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| fourth phase, conflict goes to resolution |
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| action that sets a plot in to motion by conflict |
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| god out of the machine, improbable contribution introduced late |
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| chapter after the conclusion tying up loose ends and tell lives after resolution of conflict |
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| recounting of principal action of fiction |
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| standard way of expressing something or a characteristic feature of a genre |
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| where a hero is brought to a disastrous end by a superior force |
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| genre with action performed before an audience |
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| short story in which a young/child character that first learns a significant life-changing truth |
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| someone who recounts a narrative or tells a story |
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| verbal aspect of point of view, source of story's word |
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| visual component of point of view, point from which people/events/details are viewed |
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| distinctive manner of expression. Diction, rhythm, imagery. |
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| attitude a literary work takes toward its subject, revealed through diction |
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| omniscient/unlimited narrator |
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| describes inner thoughts and feelings of multiple characters |
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| relate the thoughts and perceptions of only one character (central consciousness) |
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| when the narrator is a character telling to another character |
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| encourages readers to feel suspicion to a character |
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| A hero with nontraditional qualities |
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