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Literature
Undergraduate 2
03/21/2010

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plot
Definition
the authors arrangement of incidents in a story
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flashback
Definition
a device that informs us about events that happen before the opening scene of a work
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character
Definition
an imagined person in a story
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characterization
Definition
the meathod by which a writer creates people in a story so that they seem actually to exist
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showing and telling
Definition
characters shown in dramatic situations reveal themselfs indirectly by what they say and so
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motivated
Definition
characters can be convincing whether they are presented by telling or showing, provided their actions are...
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plausible
Definition
if adequate motovation is offered
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consistent
Definition
the behavior it reveals is compatible or stays the same through out the entire story
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antihero
Definition
one who has little control over events
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dynamic
Definition
character undergoes some change because of the action of the plot
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static
Definition
character does not change
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foil
Definition
helps to reveal by contrast the distinctive qualities of another character
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flat character
Definition
embodies 1 or 2 qualities, ideas, or traits that can be readily described in a brief summery
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stock character
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prepackaged. they lack individuality
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round characters
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more complex, have more depth and require more attention. may surprise or puzzle us
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setting
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the context in which the action of a story occurs
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point of view
Definition
refers to who tells the story and how it is told
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narrator
Definition
the teller of the story
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