english final day 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 setting | time and place |
| plot sequence | consists of exposition (initial incident), rising action, climax(crisis), falling action resolution tells how story plays out |
| protagonist | the main or central character *DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THE GOOD GUY! |
| Antagonist | any character or thing that gets in the way of the protagonist |
| exposition | introduction to characters setting |
| rising action | events that plan out the rest of the story moving towards the crisis |
| climax | the turning point the crisis the thing that was the main point of the story |
| falling action | raps up any and all let off details from story bringing crises down to ending |
| resolution | the end final thoughts. |
| exposition | first part of plot sequence |
| rising action | second part of plot sequence |
| climax | third part of plot sequence |
| falling action | fourth part of plot sequence |
| resolution | fifth (last) part of plot sequence |
| static character | one that doesn't change. same when met through end |
| dynamic character | one that changes action changes the actor |
| flat | a character that we know little about |
| round | a character that we know very very well |
| direct characterization | when the author tells you exactly about something ex. he is tall |
| indirect characterization | 9/10 when you learn something through another person / idea ex. mom says he is tall |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| person vs. person person vs. self person vs. nature person vs. machine person vs. society person vs. destiny | all the types of conflicts |
| POV | the ways a story is told |
| 1st person pov | when the author is a character. ( I, WE, US) |
| 3rd person limited | when the author knows all the feelings of one character |
| 3rd person omniscient | when the author knows all feelings of all characters |
| thesis statement | sentence that ends the intro paragraph |
| thesis statement | sentence that contains (in order) the main points for the body paragraphs |
| antecedent | takes place of a pronoun |
| too | terrible ten an extreme amount also |
| there | terrible ten serves no purpose or answers where |
| initial incident | 1B part of the plot sequence |
| initial incident | event that starts up the action |
| passive voice | done unto the subject done by someone else to the subject |
| active voice | done by the subject the subject does the action |
| every | word that trumps all and makes everything singular |
| plural | subjects joined by and are |
| use closest one to the verb | subjects joined by or / nor |
| plural | if a subject is plural the verb is |
| singular | if a subject is singular the verb is |
| phrase | the number of a subject is not effected by the ... that follows it. ex. people in the room. people = plural |
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