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Section 1

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Plot

Front

sequence of main events in a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Back

Static Character

Front

remains the same throughout the story (no internal change)

Back

Symbolism

Front

an author's use of an object, action, or event to express or represent an important idea

Back

POV

Front

Perspective from which the story is told

Back

Setting

Front

Where and when the story takes place

Back

Parallel Plots

Front

writer tells two stories that are similar and the stories overlap/weave together

Back

Flat Character

Front

little development; minimal description

Back

Dramatic Irony

Front

reader/audience knows something the other characters do not

Back

metaphor

Front

unlikely comparison between two objects that does NOT use the words like or as

Back

personification

Front

giving life-like qualities to an inanimate object

Back

Flashbacks

Front

A scene set earlier in time than the main story; these events reveal background information or context to current events

Back

STEAL characterization

Front

(says, thinks, effect on others, actions, looks)

Back

Imagery

Front

author's use of vivid language to help paint a picture for the reader; description appeals to the five senses

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

Writer provides hints in the story about what is to come in the future

Back

Dynamic Character

Front

undergoes an internal change throughout the story

Back

simile

Front

unlikely comparison between two objects that uses like or as

Back

Round Character

Front

well-developed and described

Back

Connotation

Front

The emotional feeling a word gives

Back

Verbal Irony

Front

character says one thing, but means another

Back

3rd person

Front

he, she, they

Back

Word Choice

Front

author's use of particular words and phrases. Gives the reader a clue into the author's views on a topic. Ex: using "cultured" to positively describe someone instead of using the negative word "snobbish." .

Back

1st person

Front

I, me, my

Back

hyperbole

Front

exaggeration to prove a point; (I had a TON of homework)

Back

Denotation

Front

The dictionary definition of a word

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

refers to a word that resembles the sound the object makes

Back

Situational Irony

Front

twist ending

Back