when a narrator becomes obvious in his or her message

A series of related events that tell a story

A clever play on multiple meanings of a word

The problem that “drives” the story

a multi-dimensional character who has many traits

The problem becomes more intense or further problems are introduced

A reference to a statement, noun or event that is known through literature

An author’s attitude toward a subject, character, etc.

Typically, language that is more ornate

A person says one thing, but means the opposite

The narrator telling the story seems to know everything

when a character gains new understanding that changes the story

The beginning of the story which can include setting and tone

A story in which the characters represent other concepts

The narrator, who is not a character in the story, focuses on one character

A person, place thing or event that stands for something larger

one who does not change much or in any significant way

a one-dimensional character who only has one or two traits

A character who works against the protagonist

the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later

The vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story

The time and place of a story or play

A category for a specific type of novel music or movie

The central idea(s) of a work of literature

A character trait taken to an extreme that dooms a character

one who changes in a significant way

direct characterization

when a 3rd person narrator tell us directly what the character is like

a kind of nonfictional writing that explains, gives information

The audience knows something that is unknown to a character or characters

One of the characters is telling the story

indirect characterization

when the narrator describes the character in a way that requires inference

a method for how a character understood by the audience

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didactism
An author’s attitude toward a subject, character, etc.
when a narrator becomes obvious in his or her message
What a story is about
An insincere tone of voice
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plot
A series of related events that tell a story
One of the characters is telling the story
The problem becomes more intense or further problems are introduced
A one-dimensional character
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Pun
What a story is about
An insincere tone of voice
A clever play on multiple meanings of a word
The time and place of a story or play
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conflict
A literary work that is true
A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality
A category for a specific type of novel, music, movie, etc.
The problem that “drives” the story
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nonfiction
A category for a specific type of novel, music, movie, etc.
A literary work that is true
A series of related events that tell a story
writing that explains, gives information, defines, or clarifies
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round character
The central idea(s) of a work of literature
a multi-dimensional character who has many traits
The narrator telling the story seems to know everything
A character trait taken to an extreme that dooms a character
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rising action
The problem becomes more intense or further problems are introduced
A person says one thing, but means the opposite
A character or entity that goes against the protagonist
One who does not change much
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allusion
when a character is directly described
A reference to a statement, noun or event that is known through literature
A third person narrator
A character who works against the protagonist
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Tone
A character trait taken to an extreme that dooms a character
A clever play on words
Sarcasm
An author’s attitude toward a subject, character, etc.
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Poetry
The narrator, who is not a character in the story, focuses on one character
Typically, language that is more ornate
Ordinary writing
A literary work that is true
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verbal irony
A character or entity that goes against the protagonist
A person says one thing, but means the opposite
Tremendous exaggeration
A series of related events that tell a story
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3rd omniscient
The vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story
Ordinary writing
A main character
The narrator telling the story seems to know everything
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epiphany
A clever play on multiple meanings of a word
The time and place of a story or play
Ordinary writing
when a character gains new understanding that changes the story
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exposition
A person says one thing, but means the opposite
A kind of non-fiction writing that explains
Overbearing pride
The beginning of the story which can include setting and tone
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fiction
a make believe story
The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot
The vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story
Tremendous exaggeration
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allegory
A story in which the characters represent other concepts
how characters are revealed or understood by the audience
A character who doesn’t change much
A person place or thing
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Sarcasm
The audience knows something that is unknown to a character or characters
An insincere tone of voice
The time and place of a story or play
The narrator telling the story seems to know everything
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3rd limited
When the narrator uses an insincere tone of voice
One of the characters is telling the story
Ordinary writing
The narrator, who is not a character in the story, focuses on one character
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Symbol
The central idea of the story
What a story is about
An authors attitude toward the story
A person, place thing or event that stands for something larger
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climax
The most intense moment
Tremendous exaggeration
A make-believe story
A literary work that is true
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hyperbole
Typically, language that is more ornate
Ordinary writing
tremendous exageration
The audience knows something that is unknown to a character or characters
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static characters
one who does not change much or in any significant way
A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality
Tremendous exaggeration
When you have to infer what a character is like
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flat character
a one-dimensional character who only has one or two traits
Typically, language that is more ornate
The narrator, who is not a character in the story, focuses on one character
A main character
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antagonist
A character who works against the protagonist
A multi dimensional character that has many traits
A character who changes significantly
when the narrator describes a character in a way that requires inference
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foreshadowing
The problem becomes more intense or further problems are introduced
A series of related events that tell a story
A multi-dimensional character
the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later
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Point of view
The time and place of a story or play
Ordinary writing
The narrator telling the story seems to know everything
The vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story
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denouement
The ending of the story
The audience knows something that is unknown to a character
A statement or situation that appears to be contradictory
The vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story
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Setting
A person, place thing or event that stands for something larger
An insincere tone of voice
The time and place of a story or play
What a story is about
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genre
A category for a specific type of novel music or movie
A make-believe story
The complexity and changeability of characters
Method for how a character is revealed to the audience
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Prose
A person says one thing, but means the opposite
Typically, language that is more ornate
A person says one thing, but means the opposite
Ordinary writing
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situational irony
A statement or situation that appears to be contradictory
A person says one thing, but means the opposite
A situation itself is ironic
Overbearing pride
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Theme
The central idea(s) of a work of literature
Person, place thing idea or event
A character trait taken to an extreme that dooms a character
The time or place of a story
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hubris
A statement or situation that appears to be contradictory
overbearing pride
A category for a specific type of novel, music, movie, etc.
A literary work that is true
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Tragic flaw
A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality
A person place thing or event that stands for something larger
A character trait taken to an extreme that dooms a character
The problem that drives the story
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dynamic character
The ending of the story
When a narrator becomes obvious to the point of being preachy
The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot
one who changes in a significant way
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direct characterization
The complexity and changibility of characters
When a narrator becomes obvious to the point of being preachy
when a 3rd person narrator tell us directly what the character is like
When a character gains new understanding
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Subject
What a story is about
A clever play on multiple meanings of a word
A person, place, thing, or event
Time and place of a story
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expository
The vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story
a kind of nonfictional writing that explains, gives information
A series of related events that tell a story
The audience knows something that is unknown to a character or characters
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dramatic irony
The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot
A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality
The problem that “drives” the story
The audience knows something that is unknown to a character or characters
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1st person
The narrator telling the story seems to know everything
A literary work that is true
One of the characters is telling the story
Ordinary writing
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Protagonist
A main character
A series of related events that tell a story
One of the characters is telling the story
A literary work that is true
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indirect characterization
A category for a specific type of novel, music, movie, etc.
The audience knows something that is unknown to a character or characters
when the narrator describes the character in a way that requires inference
A make-believe story
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characterization
when a narrator becomes preachy in his message
A group of related events that tell a story
a method for how a character understood by the audience
The beginning of the story

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