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mood
feeling created in a piece of writing
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irony
the opposite of what you expect
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theme
central message in a piece of writing
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inference
conclusion drawn from evidence or reasoning
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symbolism
anything that stands for something else
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setting
time and place of the action
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gothic
of or relating to a literary style characterized by gloom
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foreshadowing
clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.
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simile
figure of speech that compares two apparently dissimilar items using the words like or as
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plot
equence of events in a literary work. It involves characters and a centralconflict
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exposition
intro to setting, characters, and situation.
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rising action
actions leading to the turning point
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climax
high point of interest or suspense
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falling action
actions leading to the resolution
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resolution
problem solved
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literal
to take literally
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figurative
language not supposed to be taken literally
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internal conflict
conflict with yourself
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external conflict
- a struggle between the protagonistand another character a
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point of view
point the story is told from
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first person
"I" or "we" serves as the narrator of a piece writing
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third person
which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented only externally
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omniscient
narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story, as opposed to third person limited, which adheres closely to one character's perspective.
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idiom
the language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people or the constructions or expressions of one language whose structure is not matched in another language
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dialect
the language of a particular district, class, or group of persons
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sequence
actions in order
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motivation
reason that explains why a character behaves in a certain way.
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static character
minor characters in a work of fiction who do not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story
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dynamic character
A character who undergoes an important and basic change in personality or outlook.
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characterization
The personality a character displays; also, the means by which an author reveals that personality
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direct chara.
the narrator or a character in the story tells us what we need to know about a character
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indirect chara.
find out about characters indirectly through thoughts, comments, or actions of the characters
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