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Literature
Undergraduate 2
06/14/2006

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Tone
Definition
writers attitude toward his subject, the way the writer feels about the characters
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Setting
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when and where the story takes place.
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Point of View (POV)
Definition
perspective in a work of fiction - Character(s) thoughts we listen in on.
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1st person
Definition
I, me, mine, myself we, us, our, ourselves
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2nd person
Definition
you, yours, your, yourselves
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3rd person
Definition
He, him, himsilf she, her, hers, herself it, its, itself
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first person narrator
Definition
Can be the central (main character) or
Peripheral (outside looking in).
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third person narrator
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Can be restricted (listens in on thoughts of only one character) or non-restricted (listens in on thoughts of more than one character)
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Reliability
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Demonstrated when a character makes you feel confident that his/her viewpoint and thought processes are believable or accurate.
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Unreliable
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Demonstrated when a character makes you feel that his/her viewpoint and thought processes are unbelievable or inaccurate. posible reasons could be because the character is nieve or on drugs.
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Authorial
Definition
I, he, she persona, the storyteller talks directly to the reader.
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Image
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Word picture, provikes a reaction by the reader of one or more of hte five senses.
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Persona
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Storyteller, voice the author uses to tell the story.
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Myths
Definition
typical ancient story story or a fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.
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Flat character
Definition
A character that is two dimentional or predictable.
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Round character
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A character that is three dimentional or capable of suprising himself or the reader. (Gurov-The Lady with the Dog)
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Showing
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Presinting something and letting the reader decide what the meaning is. ( permits you to become a participant)
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Telling
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Old fasioned story telling. ( This is the way it is)
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Character profile
Definition
Know the type of character and background
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Verbal irony
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To say one thing but mean the opposite of what was said.
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Revenge story
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A story where a victimize character exacts revenge/payback.
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Stream of counciousness
Definition
dives into characters thoughts
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satire
Definition
Moral instrument that ridicules human fault in a humerous way.
Humerous attack on human attitudes.
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Epiphany
Definition
A comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization: “I experienced an epiphany, a spiritual flash that would change the way I viewed myself” (Frank Maier).
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black humor
Definition
combining the morbid and grotesque with humor and farce to give a disturbing effect and convey the absurdity and cruelty of life
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flame tale (story)
Definition
A story whithin a story
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