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AP Lit Terms 2
Question | Answer |
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Plot | The sequence of incidents or events of which a story is composed. |
Conflict | |
Suspense | |
Mystery | |
Dilemma | |
Surprise Ending | |
Happy Ending | |
Unhappy Ending | |
Indeterminate Ending | |
Plot Manipulation | A situation in which an author gives the plot a twist or turn unjustified by preceding action or by the character involved. |
Deus Ex Machina | The resolution of a plot by use of a highly improbable chance or coincidence (so named from the practice of some Greek dramatists of having a god descend from heaven at the last possible moment minute to rescue the protagonist from an impossible situation |
Chance | |
Coincidence | |
Protagonist | |
Antagonist | |
Character | |
Direct Presentation | |
Indirect Presentation | |
Dramatized | |
Motivated | |
Plausible | |
Flat Characters | |
Round Characters | |
Static Character | |
Developing Character |