10610340954 | Narrator | Person telling the story | 0 | |
10610340955 | Characterization | the act of creating and developing a character | 1 | |
10610340956 | characterization (direct) | tells the audience what the personality of the character is | 2 | |
10610340957 | Characterization (indirect) | the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc. | 3 | |
10610340958 | Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with the main character | 4 | |
10610340959 | plot structure | Sequence of events in a story | 5 | |
10610340960 | Climax | Most exciting moment of the story; turning point | 6 | |
10610340961 | Conflict (internal) | man vs. self | 7 | |
10610340962 | Conflict (external) | A struggle between a character and an outside force | 8 | |
10610340963 | Inference | A conclusion one can draw from the presented details. | 9 | |
10610340964 | Setting | The time and place of a story | 10 | |
10610340965 | central idea | The most important point the author makes | 11 | |
10610340966 | Exoposition | a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. | 12 | |
10610340967 | Symbolism | A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well | 13 | |
10610340968 | Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot | 14 | |
10610340969 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told | 15 | |
10610340970 | Protagonist | main character | 16 | |
10610340971 | Falling action | the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end | 17 | |
10610340972 | Resolution | General insight or change is conveyed | 18 | |
10610340973 | Theme | the central message of a literary work | 19 | |
10610340974 | objective summary | A basic retelling of the plot without any emotions or opinions | 20 | |
10610340975 | Irony | When something happens that is unexpected | 21 |
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