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mood
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feeling the writer creates for the reader
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climax
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high point of the story
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setting
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time and place of action in a story
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narrative
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writing that is concerned with an event or series of events
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3rd person point of view
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uses he, she, they
narrator is not in the story-outside the action |
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moral
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lesson taught by a literary work
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3rd person omniscient
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seeing into all characters' minds
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verbal irony
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when someone says one thing but means another, words used to suggest the opposite of what is meant
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biography
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nonfiction in which a writer tells the life of another person
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dialogue
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conversation between characters
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round character
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fully developed, lots of characteristics or details
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conflict
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problem in the story
Examples: internal and external man v. man, man v. himself, man v. nature, man v. animal |
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flat character
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Undeveloped- only a couple of traits
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exposition
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part of story that introduces characters, setting, and situation
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autobiography
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nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life story
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foreshadowing
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clues in a story that suggests events that have yet to occur
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imagery
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word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses, recreate vivid experiences
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static character
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remains the same
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theme
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central idea or message in a work of literature
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short story
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work of fiction that can be read in one sitting, usually one major conflict
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situational irony
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character or reader expects one thing to happen, but something entirely different happens
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1st person point of view
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story involves the reader in the story and communicates a sense of personal concern, uses I, me, my
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genre
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category or type of literature, usually divided into poetry, drama, and prose
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protagonist
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main character the readers would like to see succeed
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resolution
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tangles of the plot and mysteries are solved
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symbolism
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anything that stands for or represents something else
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plot
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includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution- the sequence of events
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tone
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author's attitude toward his/her audience and story
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figurative language
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communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of the words
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antagonist
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character or force against the main character
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dramatic irony
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contrast between what a character knows and what the reader or audience knows
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dynamic character
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changes, grows, matures, and/or learns something
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suspense
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tension or excitement felt by the reader as he or she becomes involved in a story
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