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plot |
the sequence of events in a story |
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protagainst |
central charter trying to achive some sort of goal |
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antagonist |
forces that oppose the protagonist |
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climax |
point of highest interest |
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closed resolution |
resolved |
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open resolution |
not resolved |
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charater |
a person/enity repersented in a word |
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round |
one dementional |
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dynamic |
unchanging |
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flat |
one dementional |
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static |
unchanging |
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stock |
frequantly occuring conventinal charater |
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foil |
a charater who purposly contrasts another in actions or traits |
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setting |
background of narritive action place and time |
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point of view |
perspective from which the author tells the story |
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first person |
narrator is a participant in the story |
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third person |
narrator is a non participant in the story |
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omniscient |
all knowing follows charaters everywhere |
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limited omniscient |
generally follows charaters an over the sholder view |
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innocent/naive |
narrator is unawareof the stories implacations |
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unreliable |
narrator distorts story |
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style |
any qualities to a work |
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irony |
a descpency between what is said and what is done |
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symbol |
something that transends its literal meaning |
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Tone |
the authors attatuide towards the story |
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Theme |
central idea or issue prevalent throughout a work. |
