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Style

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A basic and distinctive mode of expression.

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rising action

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the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

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Mood

Front

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

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Flashback

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a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

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Conflict

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A struggle between two opposing forces

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Character traits

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The qualities that make up a character's personality

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Suspense

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a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

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Theme

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Central idea of a work of literature

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internal conflict

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a conflict can be internal, involving opposing forces within a person's mind.

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Exposition

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a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

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Character

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A person in a story

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Foil

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A character who acts as a contrast to another character

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inciting incident

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event that introduces the central conflict

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Universal themes

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Themes that appear in the literature of all cultures, in all historical periods.

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Allusion

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A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

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falling action (denouement)

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events that unwind the plot and lead to resolving the conflict

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motivaiton

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The reason for your act

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Protagonist

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The main character

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Static character

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A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end

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Foreshawdowing

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a hint about the author about what is going to happen later in the story

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Point of view

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The perspective from which a story is told

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Narrator

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Person telling the story

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Setting

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Where the story takes place

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a story

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Symbol

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anything that stands for or represents something else

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Tone

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Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

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Genre

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a major category or type of literature

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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Antagonist

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A character or force in conflict with the main character

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External conflict

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A struggle between a character and an outside force

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Climax

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the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

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Characterization

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the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

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Resolution

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End of the story where loose ends are tied up

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dynamic character

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A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action

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