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| the vantage point from which the story is told |
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| first person point of view |
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| uses the pronoun I - one of the characters using the pronoun tells the story |
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| the narator knows everything about the character and his problems |
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| the narator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character |
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| the series of events that make up a story |
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| who the characters are and what the conflict is - how the author sets up the story |
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| the turning point of the story when the outcome is decided |
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| the events leading up to the climax |
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| the struggle in the story between characters or opposing forces |
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| arise as the character takes steps to solve the conflict |
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| action that takes place after the climax |
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| the last part in the story in which the characters problems are solved and the story ends |
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| the process of revealing the personality of a character in the story |
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| language that appeals to the senses |
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| the attitude of the author towards a character or a subject |
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| a contrast between what is expected and reality |
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| a contrast between what is said or written and what is meant - If you called someone who failed a math test Einstein |
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| occurs when what happens is very different from what is expected to happen |
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| occurs when the audience or the reader knows something a character does not know |
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| words that appeal to the senses - sight, hearing, smell, etc. |
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| the time and place in which a work of literature take place |
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| when a person, place, or thing stands for something beyond itself |
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| what the author is teaching - the idea about life revealed in a work of literature |
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| how the author expresses ideas through word choice and sentence structure |
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| the framework of a piece of literature |
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| the framework of a piece of literature |
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