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| The main character in a literary work who moves the action forward by struggling with the conflict. |
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| The author’s use of sensory details to appeal to one of the 5 senses and to describe. |
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| The character (or force) who opposes the main character or who attempts to block the action. |
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| The use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen in a story. |
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| When a character struggles against an outside force. |
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| Occurs within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing feelings or goals. |
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| The time and place a story occurs |
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| A conflict between reality and appearance or expectations. |
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| Indirect characterization |
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| The writer reveals a character’s personality through the character’s words and actions and through what other characters say and think about the character. |
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