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74151197073 Genrespoetry, prose, drama0
7415120596poetryimage1
7415121327prosecharacter2
7415121328dramaconflict3
7415122296purposes of proseescape and interpretation4
7415123484escapedraws us away from ourselves5
7415124553interpretationmakes us more introspective6
7415141099plotsequence of incidents or events of which a story is composed7
7415146239types of conflict in a plotphysical, mental, emotional, moral, societal, environmental8
7415150523protagonistcentral character9
7415150524antagonistforce against main character10
7415153014its purpose is to accentuate an aspect of the main characterfoil11
7415155926often used to develop a main characterminor12
7415159137what keeps the reader readingnarrative tension13
7415160246methods of narrative tensionsuspense, curiosity14
74151631234 types of endingshappy, unhappy, indeterminate, surprise15
7415166414What is essentially a good plot?artistic unity; nothing is irrelevant16
7415167138development of the plotrising action, climax, falling action17
7415172160methods of presentationdirect. indirect18
7415172846direct presentationtell us through exposition either what a character says or thinks or what others say about him or her19
7415176936indirect presentationshows us the character in action20
7415179633requirements of a charactermust act (otherwise is a narrative essay) and be dramatized (speak/act)21
7415182332ambivalence, believability, consistencycharacter traits22
7415186642character categoriesflat or round23
7415187402flat (stock) character1 or 2 traits24
7415188242round charactercomplex/ many-sided25
7415188977character classificationsstatic, developing (dynamic)26
7415192835the controlling idea or central insight; a unifying generalization about lifetheme27
7415201146To get theme, we must determine the story'spurpose28
7415205884do all stories have a themeno29
7415206726what is the theme notthe moral of the story30
7415215325Theme is expressed in _____ form.sentence31
7415213186generalizedDo not over-_______ in theme statements.32
7415211879A character's ______ should not be included in theme.name33
7415210882Theme should not be expressed in _______ language.hackneyed34

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