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| plot | the pattern of events that make up a story |
| exposition | the opening of a story where characters, conflicts, setting, tone introduced |
| conflict/complications | struggle between 2 oppsoing forces |
| external conflict | conflict that takes place between a character and an outside force |
| internal conflict | a conflict that takes place in a character's mind |
| climax | turning point in the story, the tense or exciting moment before the resolution |
| denouement/resolution | at the end of the story; when we know everything that is going to happen in the story |
| protagonist | the main character in the story |
| antagonist | any force, character that is in conflict with the protagonist, usually the bad guy |
| characterization | method the writer uses to reveal a character's personality |
| round character | believable, has many different characteristics |
| flat character | has only a couple personality traits. Not fully developed |
| stereotype | a character that is based on a fixed idea and has no individuality. |
| setting | where and when the story takes place |
| point of view | the person the author has chosen to tell the story |
| first person point of view | the story is told by one of its characters, uses "I" |
| third person point of view | knows everything about every character |
| third person limited | knows only everything about one character |
| theme | the central idea of the story or underlying meaning |
| irony | contrast between what is expected and what really happens |
| verbal irony | te actual meaning of a statement is different or opposite of what literally happens |
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows events or facts aout the story, but the characters do not |
| situational irony | when there is large differences between the purpose of an action and the results |
| tone | the overall effect of feeling that the write wants the reader to feel |
| mood | the feeling that a piece of writing arouses in the reader |
| short story | a short piece of writing that tells a story |
| foreshadowing | a sign that something is going to happen |
| flashback | a changing of scene in a story to an even that took place at an earlier time |
| imagery | description in writing using one of the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) |
| dialogue | the words spoken by characters in a play or story |
| personification | giving human or life-like qualities to non-human things |
| moral | a value or lesson that the author tries to illustrate to the reader |
| interence | a conclusion the reader makes regarding the behavior of a character, or the meaning of an event based only on limited information that the author provides |
