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| Time and place of a story. Ex. Eragon by Christopher Paolini is set in a mythical place called Alegasia |
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| a character who is known for some outstanding trait or traits. Often a stereotype with little description. Ex. Grimy Guy in Greasy Lake |
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| Has one outstanding characeristic. Ex June Star from a Good Man |
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| Character who are represented with more detail and depth, usually a main character. Ex. Severus Snape in Harry Potter |
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| A character who does not change through the story. Ex Granny in a Good Man |
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| A character that experiences a change over the story. Ex Harry Potter in Harry Potter |
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| A reference to a famous person, place or thing in history, fiction or actuality. Ex Khe Sanh in Greasy Lake |
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| A hero who lacks one of the typical traits of a hero. Ex |
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| Whatever general idea or insight the entire story reveals. Ex American Dream in The Great Gatsby |
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| The opening position of a story that sets the scene. Ex description of Greasy Lake |
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| The central character. Ex Harry Potter in Harry Potter |
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| Character in opposition to the protagonist. Ex Voldemort in Harry Potter |
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| The pleasurable anxiety we feel that heightens our attention to the story. Ex_______ |
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| An indication of events to come. Ex Granny reading about the Misfit in a Good Man |
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| The moment of greatest tension at which the outcome is decided. Ex__________ |
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| The outcome of the story. Ex Charles Darnay escapes back to England in A Tale of Two Cities |
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| in the midst of things, first presenting some exciting or significant moment, then filling in what happens earlier. Ex |
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| A scene relived in a character's memory. Ex Salesman in Death of a Salesman |
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| Some moment of insight by which a character's life is greatly altered. Ex Oedipus Rex |
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