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third-person point of view
centers on one character’s thoughts and actions
telling the story using the pronoun “I”
all knowing narrator
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dynamic character
a character that changes due to events in the story
a character which we know a lot of information about
a character that stays the same throughout the story
a character which we know limited information
3
An object, person, or event that functions as itself, but also stands for something more
prediction
symbol
suspense
inference
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Opposite of what you believed would happen
irony
characterization
personification
foreshadowing
5
words that create a picture in your mind
allusion
imagery
prediction
suspense
6
The present scene in the story is interrupted to tell what happened in an earlier time; memory
foreshadowing
irony
flashback
personification
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The central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.
plot
conflict
theme
setting
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Section that introduces characters, the setting, and conflicts.
resolution
plot
rising action
exposition
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Clues the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come
personification
irony
characterization
foreshadowing
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a character struggles against an outside force
external conflict
internal conflict
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Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story
suspense
imagery
inference
prediction
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takes place in a character’s own mind
internal conflict
external conflict
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how the author wants you to
feel
while reading
flashback
tone
mood
symbol
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simile
comparing two unlike things (not using like or as)
comparing two unlike things using like or as
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a brief work of fiction where, usually, the main character faces a conflict
short story
novel
plot
poem
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All events following the climax or turning point in the story
exposition
resolution
rising action
falling action
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show's author's
attitude
toward the subject
symbol
mood
flashback
tone
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a
reference
usually to something most people know
imagery
allusion
prediction
suspense
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first-person point of view
centers on one character’s thoughts and actions
telling the story using the pronoun “I”
all knowing narrator
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direct characterization
Showing personality through actions, thoughts, feelings,...
The author directly states what the character’s is like
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flat character
a character which we know a lot of information about
a character that stays the same throughout the story
a character that changes due to events in the story
a character which we know limited information
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How the author develops the characters, especially the main character
characterization
simile
plot
characters
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static character
a character that stays the same throughout the story
a character that changes due to events in the story
a character which we know a lot of information about
a character which we know limited information
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Story that is made-up (not true)
fiction
movie
biography
non-fiction
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Consists of a series of complications; action taken to resolve problems, more problems occur
plot
climax
rising action
resolution
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Giving human qualities to non-human things
characterization
personification
irony
foreshadowing
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The end of the central conflict: it shows how the situation turns out and ties up loose ends
plot
resolution
falling action
climax
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indirect characterization
The author directly states what the character’s is like
Showing personality through actions, thoughts, feelings,...
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protagonist
"bad guy"
"good guy"
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metaphor
comparing two unlike things using like or as
comparing two unlike things (not using like or as)
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antagonist
"good guy"
"bad guy"
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omniscient point of view
centers on one character’s thoughts and actions
telling the story using the pronoun “I”
all knowing narrator
33
time and place of the story
conflict
plot
setting
theme
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A
guess
of what will happen next
prediction
inference
symbol
suspense
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round character
a character that changes due to events in the story
a character that stays the same throughout the story
a character which we know limited information
a character which we know a lot of information about
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The turning point in the story: the high point of interest and suspense
falling action
climax
exposition
rising action
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A struggle between two opposing forces
conflict
third person point of view
resolution
first person point of view
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Series of related events that make up a story
climax
plot
resolution
rising action
