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| the force that opposes the main character |
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| the person(usually the main character) who faces the conflict |
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| he struggle between two forces that must be resolved |
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| struggle between the protagonist and self |
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| the struggle between the protagonist and some outside force |
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| the action or series of events in the story |
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| general over-all feeling of a story |
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| a character who changes or develops during the story |
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| a character who changes or develops during the story |
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all the ways that characters are developed
--a physical description of a character and/or a description of the kind of person he or she is.
--a description by another character
--the characters speech
--an explanation of the characters thoughts
--the characters actions
--the characters responses and reactions to other characters or to situations
--a combination of several of these methods |
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| turning point or point of highest intensity (usually it marks a turning point in the action since the reader is no longer in doubt about the outcome.) |
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| interrupting the story to relate incidents of an earlier time |
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| the dropping of important hints to prepare the reader for what is to come |
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| events building up to the climax |
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events following the climax
also called denouement or falling action) |
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the time and place of the story
(bigger more general area) |
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the particular place of the story
(specific location of the story) |
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| the particular way people in a locale or social group speak |
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a twist or opposite
--author says one thing and means the opposite
--apply to the outcome of an event that is the opposite of what might be expected |
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| the distinctive language of a writer(the choice and arrangement of words) |
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| the attitude of a writer toward the characters or subject or audience |
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the concrete representation of an abstract
ex.--->
--horseshoe represents good luck
--heart represents love
--a dove represents peace
--a skull represents death |
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| the vantage point from which the narrator tells the story. two basic POV: first person, and third person. |
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| told by a major minor character using "I" and limited to only what that character can know(ransom of red chief) |
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| the narrator serves as an observer who describes and comments on the characters and action |
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| the life lesson or the general truth that the author is revealing about human nature |
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