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| setting | the place and time of the action of the story |
| plot | series of events in a story |
| climax | the turning point in the story that affects the outcome of the story |
| external conflict | struggle of man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. machine, or man vs. society |
| internal conflict | is always man vs. himself - (man struggles mentally with oposing needs, desires, and emotions) |
| imagery | when a writer appeals to the reader's senses (smell, sight, teaste, sound, touch) |
| dramatic irony | when the reader knows something in the storty that the others characters don't know |
| resolution | occurs when all of the conflicts are resolved |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues taht hint at whaqt is going to happen later in the story |
| motivation | person's reasons for doing something or feeling a certain way |
| falling action | the part directly after the climax that gives explanation and ends witht eh resolution |
| mood | the atmosphere created by a literary work |
| characterization | the way an author presenta a character |
| theme | underlying meaning of the story |
| symbolism | a device in literature where an object represents an idea |
| irony | a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens |
| verbal irnony | when a character says something but means the opposite of what he or she says |
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows something that the characters don't |
