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| work of literature which carries an extended figurative meaning and teaches a moral or ethical lesson |
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| methods by which a writer creates people in a story so that thet seem actually to exist |
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| turning point of the story otherwise known as the point of no return |
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| writer tells you what the character is like through direct comments by the narrorator |
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| when an author allows the reader to know more about a situation than a character knows |
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| a character who undergoes some type of a transformation from the start to the end of a book |
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| drama/action winds down/begins to settle |
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| literary technique to provide clues for the reader to predict future events |
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| indirect characterization |
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| writer shows you what the character is like by revealing a character's actions, words, appearance, thoughts/feelings, and reactions of other characters |
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| exists when there is a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens |
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| the teller of the story; not to be confused with the author |
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| the angle or perspective from which the story is told which constitute the narrative in a work of fiction |
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| anything in a work of literature which carries a literal significance while suggesting figurative meanings |
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| credibility has been compromised in a significant way whcih leads us to question the truth or depenability of his/her reccolection/retelling of events |
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