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the mood created in a piece of writing
Ex: The atmosphere of Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket is suspenseful. |
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Individual in a story/play
ex: A character from the novel Little Women is Jo |
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| Point in the plot w. the greatest interest/suspense Ex:Romeo+Juliet when Romeo killed Tybalt and realized that he killed his wife's cousin |
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A struggle between opposing forces/characters in a story.
ex: Devin from Shades of Simon Gray had a struggle with herself about what she believed in. (person v. self) |
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a character who acts in contrast to another character
ex: Robin foils Batman because Robin is a lesser version of Batman.
ex: In Contents.. |
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reason for a character's behavior
ex: Devin's love for her friend and her grandma motivated her to ask "Them" to bring them out of their comas |
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The series of events in a story; aka story line
ex: The plot of Cinderella was that a girl named Cinderella had a mother and she died. Her father married an evil woman with 2 evil and ugly daughters. They tried to make her life miserable and they made her do all of the work without any help at home. One day the king invited all the people of the village to a ball. Cinderella was so tied down with work at home that she thought she wouldn't make it.... |
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The main character in a story
ex: The main character in the story of Cain and Abel is Abel |
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The conclusion of a story; where the conflict is settled
ex:The death of Romeo+Juliet resolved the feud between their families |
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The time and location where a story takes place
ex: The setting of the story of Adam and Eve is the beginning of time on earth |
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