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| plot | systems of actions presented in a dramatic or narrative work |
| exposition (plot) | background info. provided by author to enhance reader's understanding of context (introduces characters and setting) |
| rising action (plot) | conflicts that arise; 1st conflict is called COMPLICATING INCIDENT |
| climax (plot) | point at which reader makes his greatest emotional response; outcome is finally clear; turning point in action |
| turning point (plot) | may be at same point as climax; crucial moment in which the fate of the main character is sealed; events start to move towards happy or unhappy ending |
| falling action (plot) | resolution of dramatic plot; moves toward resolution |
| denouement (plot) | unraveling of unexplained elements ; conclusion and working out of final details |
| conflict | problem that arises |
| internal conflict | man vs. himself |
| external conflict | man vs. man ; man vs. society ; man vs. nature; man vs. fate |
| characterization | methods an author uses to develop characters in a work |
| direct characterization | author tells the reader |
| indirect characterization | speech, actions, appearance;thoughts/feelings; reactions of others |
| stock (stereotypic) ; type of character | character types that recur repeatedly in literature |
| foil ; type of character | character whose traits are opposite another and who points out strenghts and weaknesses of the other character |
| setting | locale and period in which action takes place; creates atmosphere of story |
| theme | central idea of a work, revealed and developed in a course of a story; can be REVELATION author has as result of an event |
| style | choices of diction, tone, and syntax that a writer makes |
| diction - choice of words | style; descriptive, narration, dialog, vocab. |
| dialect | style; language particular to certain region |
| sentence patterns | style; length, type, and punctuation |
