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Authors arrinforms us about previous events that pertain to the present situation
Where the story begins in the middle of things to create the conflict |
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| the story begins in the middle of things to create the conflict |
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| informs us about previous events that pertain to the present situation |
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| fictional person in the story, who is confronted with a problem, climax and resolution |
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| method of making characters believable by developing them in the story |
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| Author presents the character by allowing him or her to speak in the story |
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| Author interjects to describe the character |
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| When the reader is shown why the character acted the way he/ she did, what they say and their decisions |
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| action by a character that appears reasonable |
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| characters are alienated from themselves in an irrational world |
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| who has no control over events and is not the traditional hero mold |
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| One who changes do to events |
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| One who does not change throughout the story |
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| Reveals the contrasting qualities of one character to another |
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| Charater with one or two traits or ideas. Tend to be one- dimensional |
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| The stereotype stock character |
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| Complex, more fully developed and more traits. |
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| Where the action or story takes place and include three elements: time, place and social environment |
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| Whoever tells the story and how it is told |
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| Takes us inside the characters, and can move from place to place in the story. |
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| evaluation of a character |
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| Allowing the thoughts and actions to speak for themselves |
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| Restricted to a single person of either a major or minor character |
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| technique- Reader is taken into a character's mind to reveal thoughts, perceptions and feelings on a conscious or unconscious level |
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narrator does not see into the mind of any character
First person narrator- referred to as "I," and only see their thoughts and perceptions |
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| interpretation of events is different from author's |
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| interpretation of events is different from author's |
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| person, object, or event that is more than its literal context |
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| Widely recognized in society, i.e: the cross, swastika |
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| Can include traditional, conventional, or public meanings, but may also be established internally by the total context of the work |
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| When a character or object has a single fixed meaning |
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| central idea or meaning of the story |
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| Reveals a reality different from what appears to be true |
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Saying one thing, but meaning another
Sarcasm- False praise intended to hurt someone |
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| When there is an inconsistency with that is expected and what actually happens |
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| When there is inconsistency with what the character says and what the reader understands to be true |
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