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Antagonist

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The force(s) that work(s) against the protagonist, such as other people, things, society, or themselves

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Internal Conflict

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man vs. himself

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External Conflict (3)

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  1. man vs. man or group of people
  2. man vs. the environment/society
  3. man against the unknown
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Connotation

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What a word infers or suggests

ex. the connotation of snake could be evil

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Contrast

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Stresses the differences of things, qualities, events, or problems

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Denotation

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The literal meaning or definition of a word

ex. the denotation of the word snake is reptile

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Description

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To describe a person you would explain your relationship, their physical characteristics, personality traits, their job, and in what way the person is special or different from others.

  • creating a picture using words
  • specific details
  • uses 5 senses
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Direct Presentation

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The narrator tells the reader everything about the character

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Dramatic or Objective Point of View

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The opposite of the omniscient point of view. It is a moving camera where the events are recorded without judgement or comment. The author does not show the feelings and thoughts of the characters.

  • very little of the past or future is given, the story is set in the present
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Dynamic

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A character that changes during the story

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Falling Action

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Part of the plot which occurs after the climax

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First Person Point of View

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The narrator tells the story in the first person using “I”, The reader sees and knows only as much as the narrator

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Flashback

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When the present action in a story is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events

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Flat

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A character with one or two traits

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Foil

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A character that serves by contrast to stress opposing traits in another character

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Foreshadowing

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Hints or clues to help the reader anticipate the outcome of the story

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Indirect Presentation

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When we know about a character by what he or she says, does, or thinks by how others react to the character

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Irony

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A mode of expressions, through words or events conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation

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What are the 3 types of irony?

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Verbal irony: sarcasm

Situational irony: for example, a proffesional pick pocket has his own pocket picked as he is in the act of picking someone else’s pocket

Dramatic Irony: for example, someone unknowingly kills his father and says that he will banish his father’s killer when he finds him

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Limited Omniscient POV

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The author tells the story in the third person, but he tells it from the viewpoint of one character in the story, the author stands by the side of the character and presents the story through their eyes

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Narrator

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The person telling the story

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Omniscient POV

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The author tells the story in the third person and he knows everything about all the characters

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a story

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What are the 5 parts of a plot?

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  1. Introduction
  2. Rising Action
  3. Climax
  4. Falling Action
  5. Conclusion
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Point of View

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Who is telling the story

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Protagonist

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The central character in the story, the character in which the conflict surrounds

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Resolution

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The point of closure in a story, when the principal dramatic complication or dilemma is worked out (conclusion)

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Rising Action

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Part of the plot, a series of steps that develops the conflict as it builds to a climax. Begins with an initial incident

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Round

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A character who is complex and many sided; presented in detail

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Sarcasm

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(Verbal Irony), when a speaker makes a statement in which its actual meaning differs sharply from the meaning of the words expressed

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Satire

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A form of irony that ridicules the faults of humanity, but always in the interest of society

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Setting

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Refers to the time, place, and mood of the story

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Static

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A character that does not change or grow over the course of the story

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Stereotyped

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A “flat character” who is a certain type

ex: jock, nerd

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Suspense

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A narrative technique where an author creates uncertainty or anxiety in the reader about what will happen next and the outcome of the story

-suspense is generally resolved when the story reaches its climax

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Symbol

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Used to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from literal meanings
(ex: dove –> peace, 4-leaf clover –> good luck

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Theme

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The central idea of the story that is usually not stated by the author. The reader must discover the theme by questioning and examining the meaning of the story