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| a small story that contains enough information to make it more than a summary; A brief work of fiction |
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| the sequence of events in a literary work. |
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| is writing or speech that explains a process or presents information |
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| the events leading up to the climax |
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| leads to the resolution; after the climax |
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| when a general insight is conveyed or changed |
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| is followed by the falling action |
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| Characterization (indirect/direct) |
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| the act of creating and developing a character |
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| shows many different traits; faults as well as virtues |
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| directs the type and amount of information the writer reveals |
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| the time and place the novel takes place, sets the mood for the story. The setting of a literary work is the time and place of the action. |
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| anything that stands for or represent something else |
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| the writers attitude toward his or her audience and subject |
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| the general term for literary techniques that portrays differences between appearance and reality, or expectation and result. |
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| the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work |
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| what you guess or assume based on what you know |
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| a feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work |
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| a struggle between opposing forces |
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| occurs within a character who experiences opposing ideas or feelings. |
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| occurs between characters or between a character and a force of nature. |
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| the form of language spoken by people in particular region or group |
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| the use in literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur |
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| a person or an animal who takes part in the action of a literary work |
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| a character who opposes the main character |
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| the author directly states a character's traits |
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| indirect characterization |
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| an author tells what the character looks like, does and says as well as how other characters react to him or her |
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| a struggle between opposing forces (internal vs. external) |
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