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02/13/2009

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foreshawdowing
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to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure
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setting
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when and where the story takes place
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plot
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the action of the story. the series of events
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conflict
Definition
a struggle between opposing forces
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internal conflict
Definition
mental or emotional. in literature and drama, a struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind
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external conflict
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conflict is physical and can be seen
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theme
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the overall meaning or lesson of the story
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character
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the people or sometimes even animals in the story
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protagonist
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the central or main character of the story (good guy)
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antagonist
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the character or characters who oppose the main character (bad guy)
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characterization
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the reader's ability to understand the characters based oupon he/she does, says, and thinks as well as the ways that others in the story act towardthat character.
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point of view
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the person who is telling the story
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first person point of view
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the narrator is a character in the story 
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third person point of view
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the narrator tells the story as if he/she is a reporter watching the story unfold
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flashback
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a device in literature by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
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symbols
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Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. 

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irony
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an outcome of events contrary/ opposite to what was, or might have been, expected.

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static character
Definition
 literary character who remains basically unchanged throughout a work
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dynamic character
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in literature or drama, a character who undergoes a permanent change in outlook or character during the story; also called [developing character]
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mood
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the feeling created by the author
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tone
Definition
writers attitude toward his/her subject
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style
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the particular way the writer uses language to tell his/her story
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suspense
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the feeling of growing tension when the author raises questionsin a reader's mind
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exposition
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The part of a play/story that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action.

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rising action
Definition
The events of a dramatic or narrative plot preceding the climax.
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climax
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A moment of great or culminating intensity in a narrative or drama, especially the conclusion of a crisis. The turning point in a plot or dramatic action.

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falling action
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the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
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resolution
Definition
finding a solution to a problem 
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