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antagonist: character who opposed the actions and efforts of the protagonist; may be good or evil; may be a person, people, nature, the environment, or the world
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characterization: way a writer brings character to life
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characters: people/animals who are part of the action of the story
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climax: high point of interest/suspense in story (the turning point)
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conflict: struggle between two opposing forces
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direct characterization: writer directly tells reader about a character's personality
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dramatic irony: contrast between what one characters says and what the reader or another character knows to be true
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dynamic characters: characters who develop/grow during the course of the story
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exposition: introduces the setting, characters, and situation of story
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external conflict: struggles against an outside force
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falling action: events that follow climax and lead to resolution
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first person: the story is told by one of the characters in it, with the character refereeing to him/herself as "I"; character is the narrator
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flat characters: characters who are not fully developed; only show one or two traits
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foreshadowing: the use of hints about what is going to happen
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indirect characterization: writer reveals the character's personality through physical description, through the character's words, thoughts, and actions, and through other character's comments
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internal conflict: conflict with him/her self
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irony: the contrast between an expected outcome and the actual outcome
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mood: the atmosphere/overall feeling of the story
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plot: a sequence of related events moving from problem to solution (includes characters)
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point of view: the perspective from which the events of a story are seen
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protagonist: main character
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resolution: end of central conflict
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rising action: events that lead up to the climax
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round characters: characters who are well developed, show many different traits; complex characters who are seen from many angles
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setting: time and place of action of the story
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situational irony: the surprising or unexpected encounter of details or facts which usually do not fit together
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static characters: characters who do not change during the course of the story
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symbol: an object, person, or event that represents something else
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theme: the central message that the author conveys in a story
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third person limited: narrator is a voice outside of the story who relates events from the point of view from one of the characters
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third person omnipresent: narrator is a voice outside of the story who is all-seeing and all-knowing
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tone: the author's attitude toward the characters or situation
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verbal irony: words saying the opposite of what is meant