| Term | Definition |
|---|
| characterization | The apperance, actions, and thoughts of one or all of the characters in a literary work |
| direct | A writer simply states the character's traits or qualities |
| indirect | A writer depends on the reader to daw conclusions about the character'a traits |
| man vs man | man / woman against another person or animal |
| man vs nature | man / woman / animal against the forces or elements of nature |
| man vs self | Is a conflict that takes place within the mind of a character- the characters struggles to make a decision, take an action, or overcome a feeling like jealousy |
| man vs society | man / woman against norms created by society |
| fantasy | Is a highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life |
| irony | When the opposite of what is said, expected, or thought occurs within a story ( a twist of fate ) |
| motivation | Is a reason behind or explains a character's thoughts, feelings, action, or speech |
| exposition | The introduction, the setting, characters, and basic situation |
| incentive moment | The point in the story where the action begins and the central conflict is introduced |
| rising action | ant event which leads up to the story's climax |
| climax | The high point or turning point of interest or suspence |
| falling action | Any event after the climax |
| first person | The narrator is a character in the story using "I" |
| third person omniscient | The narrator knows and tells about the what each character feels and think |
| third person limited | The narrator relates inner thoughts and feelings of only one character and everything is viewed from this character's perspective |
| resolution | The end or conclusion of the central conflict ( sometimes open-ended ) |
| point of view | Is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told ( technical ) |
| suspense | Is a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events or the building up of intrest or excitement as the plot unfolds or develops |
| theme | Is the central message, concern, or purpose in literay work usally exspressing a general statement about human beings or about life; it is not the plot but the central idea that the writer communicates |
| prone | lying face downward |
| taut | tightly stretched |
| pummeled | pounded; beat |
| reconnoiter | look around |
| devastating | destructive; overwhelming |
| superimposed | put or stacked on top of something else |
| perpetual | constant; unending |
| dispelled | driven away; made to disappear |
| evading | keeping away from or avoiding |
| extricate | set free; untangle or let go |
| presumptuous | overconfident; arrogant or cocky |
| composure | calmness of mind; relaxed |
| rash | thoughtless; careless or unthoughtful |
| remote | far away from everything else; distant |
| malicious | spiteful; hateful or despise |
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