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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 plot | what happens in the story |
| linear | follows events in chronological order |
| non-linear | does not follow events in a chronological order; may use flashbacks. |
| conflict | the battle in the story |
| climax | the turning point in the story (when Rainsford realizes he will be the prey.) |
| resolution | end of the story where loose ends are tied up |
| foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot |
| irony | literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions |
| setting | where the plot takes place |
| character | an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
| antagonist | the character who works against the protagonist in the story; opponent |
| protagonist | the principal character in a work of fiction |
| direct characterization | Author directly describes character (Ben is a controlling husband.) |
| indirect characterization | telling what the character is like through actions (Janet wiped up the spill hurriedly so Ben would not see it.) |
| round character | a character who is well developed by the author and has many characteristics |
| static character | character that stays the same. |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| omniscient | The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters. |
| first person | told from the narrator's point of view, using "I" |
| third person | Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer |
| unreliable narrator | a narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty, misleadingly biased, or otherwise distorted |
| symbolism | ... |
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