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| brief reference to a presumably familiar person or thing |
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| one who opposes the actions and efforts of the main character; might be good or evil |
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| participants in the story |
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| participant who is the center of attention |
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| participant who helps develop the plot; adds information to the theme or serves as a mirror that reflects information about the major characters |
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| means by which the personality of a character is revealed |
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| moment in a story when a conflict reaches it's highest point of tension |
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| opposition of two forces or characters; may occur between two characters, between a character and society, or between opposing forces with one character |
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| derived from a French word meaning "unknotting" this term refers to unraveling of the plot, the clarification of unknown items, or the solution of the mystery |
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| form of language peculiar to locality, region, or group |
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| conversation between two or more characters that is presented as it happens |
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| information given the reader that provides a hint on what will happen later in the story |
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| central character of the story; the protagonist |
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| use of words to convey the opposite of the literal meaning; with dramatic irony there is information presented to the reader that the characters in the story do not have; irony of situation refers to a set of circumstances that turn out to be the opposite of what is expected |
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| a suggested or implied comparison between two things |
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| atmosphere or feeling of a work of literature |
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| character telling the story |
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| sequence of events in the story |
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| perspective from which the story is told |
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| one of the characters tells the story |
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| author reveals the thoughts or feelings through many characters in the story |
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| author tells the story strictly from what can be observed |
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| main character in a story |
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| events of a plot leading to a story's climax |
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| time and place where a story occurs |
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| comparison between two unlike objects usually using the word "like" or "as" |
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| object or character in a story that represents an idea or set of ideas |
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| central meaning or truth behind the characters or action of a story |
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