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| Character | A person in a story, poem, or play. This could also be an animal or object that is personified. |
| Flat Character | A character who has only one or two elements of personality and these can be described in a few words |
| Antagonist | The character(s) who stands in the way of the protagonist’s goals. Usually a bad character whom we are meant to dislike, but could also be nature, fate, or even the protagonist’s own weakenesses. |
| antonym | Words that have opposite or nearly opposite meanings. |
| Dynamic Character | A character who changes as a result of the events in a story |
| Motivation | The chief desires and needs that drive a character to act the way she does. |
| Quotes | A person’s exact words. Used to show the opinion of an authority or to show the character’s attitudes or motives. |
| Static Character | A character whose personality, beliefs, and actions do not change throughout the story |
| Round Character | Like a real person, this character has many different traits (and is a person with a fully developed set of needs, desires, skills, fears, strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, etc.) |
| Protagonist | The main character in a work of fiction. The one whose actions we follow and for whom we are meant to have positive feelings. |
| Plot Structure Diagram | The typical pattern of building and relieving suspense and drama in a story |
| Rising Action | the plot thickens; conflict or problems within the story are introduced and relationships are developed |
| Climax | highpoint or turning point of the story; often, an important decision takes place |
| Elements of Literature | the shared set of terms that we use in order to discuss, evaluate and analyze works of non-fiction |
| Resolution | a return to order and stability after the climactic events have been worked out |
| Plot | The events in a story and the meaningful connections between these events. |
| Falling Action | results of the climax can be seen; often, this is brief |
| Exposition | the beginning of the story; the setting (time & place) is established; characters are introduced |
| Theme | The central idea of a work of literature - the message the author gives |
| tone | The author’s attitude towards the subject, the character, or the audience. |
| mood | The atmosphere of a story or the feelings it evokes in the reader. |
| Symbol | A person, place or thing that stands for itself and something else as well. |
| setting | The time, place, and social environment in which a story takes place. |
| Motif | A recurrring (repeating) object, concept or structure in a work of literature. |
| Sharepoint | The online website that provides your class schedule and copies of handouts and assignments. |
