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All events following the climax or turning point in the story
exposition
falling action
resolution
rising action
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third-person point of view
telling the story using the pronoun “I”
all knowing narrator
centers on one character’s thoughts and actions
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indirect characterization
Showing personality through actions, thoughts, feelings,...
The author directly states what the character’s is like
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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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show's author's
attitude
toward the subject
tone
mood
flashback
symbol
6
dynamic character
a character that stays the same throughout the story
a character which we know a lot of information about
a character that changes due to events in the story
a character which we know limited information
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a brief work of fiction where, usually, the main character faces a conflict
poem
novel
short story
plot
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The central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.
theme
conflict
setting
plot
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omniscient point of view
telling the story using the pronoun “I”
centers on one character’s thoughts and actions
all knowing narrator
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first-person point of view
telling the story using the pronoun “I”
centers on one character’s thoughts and actions
all knowing narrator
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The present scene in the story is interrupted to tell what happened in an earlier time; memory
personification
foreshadowing
irony
flashback
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takes place in a character’s own mind
internal conflict
external conflict
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Opposite of what you believed would happen
irony
foreshadowing
personification
characterization
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The end of the central conflict: it shows how the situation turns out and ties up loose ends
plot
climax
resolution
falling action
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flat 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 limited information
a character which we know a lot of information about
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static character
a character which we know limited information
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
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A
guess
of what will happen next
symbol
prediction
suspense
inference
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Series of related events that make up a story
climax
resolution
plot
rising action
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metaphor
comparing two unlike things (not using like or as)
comparing two unlike things using like or as
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protagonist
"good guy"
"bad guy"
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a character struggles against an outside force
internal conflict
external conflict
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a
reference
usually to something most people know
suspense
allusion
imagery
prediction
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Story that is made-up (not true)
non-fiction
movie
biography
fiction
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A struggle between two opposing forces
resolution
conflict
first person point of view
third person point of view
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simile
comparing two unlike things using like or as
comparing two unlike things (not using like or as)
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antagonist
"bad guy"
"good guy"
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An object, person, or event that functions as itself, but also stands for something more
symbol
suspense
prediction
inference
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How the author develops the characters, especially the main character
characters
characterization
simile
plot
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words that create a picture in your mind
allusion
imagery
prediction
suspense
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Clues the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come
irony
foreshadowing
characterization
personification
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The turning point in the story: the high point of interest and suspense
rising action
exposition
falling action
climax
32
how the author wants you to
feel
while reading
flashback
mood
tone
symbol
33
Giving human qualities to non-human things
characterization
personification
foreshadowing
irony
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Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story
imagery
prediction
inference
suspense
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round character
a character that changes due to events in the story
a character which we know limited information
a character which we know a lot of information about
a character that stays the same throughout the story
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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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time and place of the story
conflict
setting
plot
theme
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Section that introduces characters, the setting, and conflicts.
resolution
plot
rising action
exposition
