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| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| character | a person or animal who takes takes part in the action of a literary work |
| setting | time and place in which the action occurs |
| theme | message or insight about life or nature; message |
| point of view | who's telling the story |
| first-person pt of view | told by a character in the story; uses "I" or "me" |
| third-person pt of view | told by a character outside the story/uses "he," "she," or "they" |
| simile | a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a figure of speech which compares unlike things |
| conflict | struggle between forces -- external or internal |
| exposition | plot part which provides background information & introductions |
| rising action | plot part which makes conflict clear, complications arise & suspense builds |
| climax | turning point in the plot/peak of emotional intensity/plot outcome becomes clear |
| falling action | suspense over but results of decision or action that caused the climax not worked out yet |
| resolution | final part of plot; conflict ended |
| stanza | a group of lines that form a unit in a poem/like a paragraph in prose |
| free verse | poetry without regular patterns of rhythm, rhyme, or line length; like everday conversations when read |
| antagonist | force working against the protagonist, or main character |
| protagonist | main character in a literary work/always involved in the central contflict |
| round character | one who is fully developed |
| flat character | one not developed/only see one side of the character's personality |
| static character | one who stays the same throughout the literary work |
| dynamic character | one who changes usually after the climax |
| predict | guess |
| evaluate | make a judgement |
| clarify | make clear |
| question | to ask |
| connect | make meaningful links to other knowlege |
| biography | nonfiction - a factual account of someone else's life |
| autobiography | a factual account of a person't life written by that person |
| characterization | methods used to develop characters: physical description, speech, thought, feelings or actions; direct comments about the character; and others speech thoughts, feelings or actions |
| symbolism | person, place, activity or object that stands for something beyond itself |
| narrative | to tell a story (w/ a plot) |
| expository | to inform or explain |
| persuasive | to convince or change opinions |
| technical | a specific writing format to give information |
