| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Exposition | When the Author Introduces the characters setting and Backround info. |
| Conflict | The struggle between two opposing forces |
| Types of Conflict | Pvp pvs pvf pvs pvn |
| Inciting Incident | event that introduces the central conflict |
| Climax | the last time the main character faces the conflict |
| Denouement | Falling action+ Resolution |
| Static Character | a character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end |
| Dynamic Character | one whose character changes in the course of the play or story |
| First Person Internal | Main character telling his or her own story |
| First Person external | Minor character telling story about main character from his/her POV |
| Omniscient | All knowing of every character |
| Limited Omniscient | narrator focuses on the view of only one character, usually the protagonist, can reveal the inner thoughts and feelings of this one character but presents the other characters from the outside only. |
| Reporter | Ghost telling story from POV of someone telling every move and word that people say but no thoughts |
| Theme | The Point the author is trying to get across |
| Symbol | An object that represents an idea |
| Setting | Time and place that the story takes place |
| Foreshadowing | A hint of events to come later |
| Tone | Refliction in the story of the authors attitude |
| Irony | the contrast between the expected and the actual |
| imagery | The use of sensory detail to suggest fearther settings |
| Personification | the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. |
| tragedy | A Drama representing the downfall of a central character |
| Tragic Hero | Makes an error that leads to is or her down fall |
| Classical Allusion | Refference to Mythology |
| Author of Of mice and Men | John Steinbeck |
| Author of A.R.I.T.S | Lorraine Hansberry |
| Essay | Written exprestion of authors opinion |
| Opinion | Your thoughts on a subject |
| thesis | Your opinion boiled down to one arguable statement |
| Antithesis | The opposite opinion of your thesis |
| To be Verbs | Is, Am, Are, Were, Was, Be, Being, Been |
| Sensory verbs that can be linking | Any verb that can be exchanged with a basic LV |
| Theme of Of Mice and Men | Companionship, dreams, don't put everything into one dream' |
| Theme of A raisen in the sun | Dreams, follow your dreams, family |
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