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| A story with two parallel and consistent levels of meaning: one literal and one figurative |
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| a statement with two or more possible meanings |
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| villain character that represents conflicting point of view. opposite of protagonist |
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| fictional representation of a person or something in a story or play |
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| character undergoes adventures in his/her growth and development as a human being. ( initiation stories) |
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| the struggle of opposing forces that emerges as action develops |
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| the falling action and resolution |
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| a narrator or character perceives less than readers do |
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| well developed character. Undergoes growth and change |
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| a moment of illumination in which something hidden or not understood becomes immediately clear for the protagonist |
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| sets story in motion: establishes scene, introduces major character and suggest major events to come |
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| intensity subsides/ problem starts to get solved |
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| character who uses the first person to tell a story |
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| barely-developed or stereotypical |
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| moves out of sequence to examine an event or situation before the time in which a story takes place |
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| supporting character whose role in the story is to highlight a major character by presenting a contrast with him or her. |
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| look ahead to future action |
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| a discrepancy between whats aid and what readers believe is true (contrast between two things) |
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| limited omniscient narrator |
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| focusing on only what a single character experiences in the third person |
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| narrator blends magical or fantastical elements with reality |
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| the focus of the story /primary characters |
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| relatively small part in the story |
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| reports events experienced or related by others |
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| the way of which the story's events are arranged |
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| story's principle character |
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| one who accurately describes events |
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| all lose ends are tied up |
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| well developed, closely involved in and responsive to action |
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| the use of you. audience is part of the story |
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| where the story takes place |
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| led to believe one thing but the other thing happens |
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| may face the same challenges a dynamic character might face but will remain unchanged. |
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| easily identifiable types who behave so predictably that readers can readily recognize them |
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| things that have a deeper meaning in addition to its literal meaning |
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| central or dominant idea message/lesson |
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| tells the story from a point of view a narrator who is not a character ( they, he, she) |
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| misrepresents events and misdirects readers |
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| narrator says one thing but actually means the other |
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| point of greatest tension or importance |
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| all knowing narrator perception is not limited to just one character POV |
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