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| charactor in oppostition to protagonist |
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| character that doesn't change |
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| they change, similar to dynamic |
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| doesnt change similar to static character |
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| a character that contrasts with another character/compares and contrasts characteristics |
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| author tells direct facts about characters |
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| indirect characterization |
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| author reveals information about characters through thoughts and actions |
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| sets the tone, introduces characters, gives important background information |
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| events in a story leading up to the climax, builds suspense |
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| resolution/ loose ends tied uo, conflict usually resolved. after climax |
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| the turning point. intensity reaches its highest point |
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| when the problem is solved falling action leads up to it |
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| a conflict involving a character aginst nature, or a phisical obstacle, or another character |
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| conflict that occurs inside a character |
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| time period in which story is set |
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| place in which story is set |
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| has a narrator who is a character in the story who tells the story from their point of veiw. uses i, me, and my. |
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| told in third person, narrator is someone outside the action, uses he, she them. reader doesnt know much abut what the character is thinking, just their actions and words. |
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| told in normal third person we know what the characters are thinking. |
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| a conversation, scene or event that happened before the beginning of the story. intrerrupts the chronologicl order of the story. helps give reader an understanding of the story |
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| a writers use of hints or clues to indicate events and situations that will occur later in the plot, creates suspense while prepares reader for what is to come |
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| a place, a person, an activity or object that stands for something beyond itself |
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| an indirect reference to another litererary work or to a famous person, place or event. |
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| main idea o a work of literature, it is a perception about life or human nature. usually the theme is not stated directly but must be inferred. should not be confused wtih a moral |
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| the attitude a writer takes towards a subject. tone reflects the feeling of the writer |
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| the feeling of atmospher the writer provides for the story. the setting and figurative language coontribute to mood dont get confused with tone |
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| whats the difference between mood and tone? |
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| mood is to shape the readers emotional response while tone reflects the writers feelings |
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| a contrast between what a reader or character or reader expects and what actually exists or happens |
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| where the reader or viewer knows something that the character does not. |
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| occurs when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another. |
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| a comparison between two things without using the words like or as. |
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| a comparison between two things using the words like or as |
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| a figure of speech in which human like qualities are attributed to an object or an animal |
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| short story by egder allen poe |
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