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Flashcards by Jennifer Pixley, updated 8 months ago
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Created by Jennifer Pixley
8 months ago
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| Question | Answer |
| help the reader relate to and connect with the story. | character |
| the leading character who is often a hero. (Usually the good guy) | protagonist |
| causes all the trouble for the protagonist. (Usually the bad guy) | antagonist |
| A struggle between opposing forces | conflict |
| a conflict that takes place inside of someone's mind. | internal conflict |
| A struggle between a character and an outside force | external conflict |
| the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character | characterization |
| when the author shows the reader the personality of a character. This can be shown in the following ways: by what the character says, thinks, effect on others, how they act, and what they look like | indirect characterization |
| Author directly describes character | direct characterization |
| The AUTHOR'S or NARRATOR'S attitude towards the audience, the story, or characters. | tone |
| How the reader feels about the text while reading. | mood |
| Sequence of events in a story | plot |
| Contains all of the plot elements in chronological order | linear plot |
| the plot is interrupted to go back in time to a memory | flashback |
| A part of the plot that jumps ahead in time and returns to the present | flashforward |
| when the story starts from the mid-point rather than the beginning. The story usually opens with a dramatic action. | in medias res |
| The time and place of a story | setting |
| the perspective from which a story is told | point of view |
| a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself. You will see pronouns like, I, me, and my | first person point of view |
| the narrator is not a character in the story. You will see pronouns like, she, he, they them, him, her, etc. | third person point of view |
| Central idea of a work of literature | theme |
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