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| Paraphrase | restatement of a text or passage in your own words to give the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording |
| Summary | explanation of a text’s central ideas and most important points / events |
| Explicit (literal) | details directly in the text / clearly stated by the author |
| Implicit (inferred) | features/actions implied / author expects readers to draw conclusion from given diction |
| Inference | conclusion drawn from details in the text that was implied; a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning |
| Analysis | deconstruction and examination of any or all elements of the text |
| Characterization | The way characters are developed in a story, including details about the beliefs/hopes/dreams/ideals/values/morals/fears/strengths/weaknesses/vices/virtues/talents of the characters and the characters’ physicality. |
| Protagonist | the story’s main character who is faced with a problem; commands the reader’s empathy, even though s/he might not always be admirable |
| Antagonist | the character or force that presents an opposition for the protagonist |
| Conflict | The kind of struggle between opposing forces created by the story problem that the protagonist faces in the story. |
| Character vs Character (external conflict) | protagonist struggles with another character (antagonist) |
| Character vs. Self (internal conflict) | protagonist struggles with his soul, physical limitation, decision |
| Character vs. Nature (external conflict) | protagonist struggles with elements in nature |
| Character vs. Society (external conflict) | protagonist struggles with a society, its laws, judgements, etc. |
| Character vs. Supernatural / Fate | protagonist struggles with fate / luck ...the unknown |
| Character vs. Technology | protagonist struggles with aspects of technology |
| Setting | refers to TIME and PLACE |
| Plot | The series of events that make up a story. |
| Exposition | Background information about characters, setting, situation. The inciting event is the specific event that begins the problem-conflict, ending the exposition. |
| Rising Action | After the inciting event, a chain of events continues to complicate / develop the central problem-conflict. |
| Climax | The point in a story where the problem begins to turn, creating the greatest suspense or interest. |
| Resolution | Tying up of loose ends-the problem is solved one way or another. |
| Point of View | the perspective from which the events of the story are told or interpreted |
| First Person Point of View | "I" / The story is told from the perspective of the protagonist. |
| Third Person Point of View | A narrator outside of the story tells the story using third person pronouns (s/he/ they) |
| Theme | The central idea about human behavior/life developed in the story |
| Mood | The feelings created in readers by the story |
| Symbol | one object / thing that represents something else |
| Comprehension | understanding the ideas in the text |
| Direct Characterization | author explicitly develops a character's physicality / personality |
| Indirect Characterization | author implicitly develops a character's physicality / personality though actions / dialogue / thoughts |
| Round character | well developed character with several features |
| Flat character | underdeveloped character with few-one feature(s) |
| Static Character | Character does not significantly change |
| Dynamic Character | Character significantly changes |
