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Characterization
Flat / static Character |
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| A flat or static character is a character who does not change as a result of the action. |
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Characterization
Round / dynamic Character |
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| A round or dynamic character is a character who changes as a result of the action. These changes must be internal, not external (like dying). |
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Characterization
Protagonist |
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| The protagonist is a main character involved in the story's conflicts (often the good guy). |
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Characterization
Antagonist |
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| The antagonist is a force working against the protagonist. It may be another character, society, nature, or even something within the main character. |
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First person narration is when the narrator is a character in the story.
-The reader gets the thoughts and feelings of this character.
-The thoughts and feelings of other characters are only guesses from the narrator. |
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This narrator is rarely used.
This is when the story's narrator states everything as, "You." |
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Narration
Third person
limited omniscient |
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| Third person limited omniscient is when the narrator only gives the thoughts and feelings of one character at a time. This character sometimes changes in different sections or chapters. |
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Narration
Third person
omniscient |
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| Third person onmiscient is when the narrator gives the thoughts and feelings of many or all characters at the same time. |
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| Tone is the author's attitude toward his subject. He might be sympathetic, sarcastic, neutral, etc. |
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| Mood is the feeling the author wants you to get while reading the story. This may change in different parts of the story. This is sometimes called atmosphere. |
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| Theme is the message the author is trying to get across by writing the story. There may be more than one theme in the story, especially in longer pieces of fiction. |
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| Exposition is the background information important to understanding what is goin on in the story (exposes information). |
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Plot Elements
Initiating Event |
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| Initiating event is the event in the beginning that starts the action moving toward the climax. |
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| Climax is the point in the story (usually toward the end) where the main character either wins or loses/gets what he wants or doesn't. This is the point of no return in the story. |
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| Resolution is the outcome of the story, or what happens as a result of the climax. |
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Plot Elements
Rising Action |
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| Rising action consists of the events after the initiating event that lead to the climax. |
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Plot Elements
Falling Action |
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| Falling action consists of the events after the climax that lead to the resolution. |
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| The setting is the where and when the story takes place consisting of the following: time, location, landscape, political/social landscape. |
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| Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces. There are two types of conflict: internal and external. |
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| Internal conflict is when the opposing force is a struggle within a character. |
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External conflict is when the opposing force is another character, society, or nature.
(man v. self, man v. society, man v. man, man v. nature) |
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Literary Devices
Foreshadowing |
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| Foreshadowing is when the suthor gives hints of future events. |
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Literary Devices
Flashback |
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| Flashback is when the author interrupts th story to take the reader back to events that happened before the story began. |
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| A symbol is something that stands for an idea beyond itself; it could be a person, place, thing, or an action. |
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A simile is a comparison of two unlike things to express something in common using "like" or "as."
ex: The eighth grade is like a thundering herd in the hallway. |
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Literary Devices
Metaphor |
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A metaphor compares two unlike things to express something in common but the words "like" or "as" are not used.
Ex: The thundering herd of eighth graders moved through the hallway. |
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| Voice is the author's distinct style or manner of expression. |
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| Irony is a difference between what is expected and what actually happens. |
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Literary Devices
Allusion |
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| Allusion is a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of fiction. |
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