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7th Unit 2
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Character | a person in a novel, play, or movie |
| Setting | the place and time at which a play, novel, or film is represented as happening |
| Plot | the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence |
| Conflict | a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one. |
| Internal Conflict | Also known as a “character vs. self” conflict, a psychological struggle that takes place within a character, caused by their own emotions, fears, conflicting desires, or mental illnesses. |
| External Conflict | External conflict refers to conflict between the main character and any external force, such as a villain, government, or nature |
| Resolution | The resolution is the end of the story. It occurs after the CLIMAX. It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the CONFLICT is resolved. |
| Point of View POV | (in fictional writing) the narrator's position in relation to a story being told. |
| First POV | In first-person narration, the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. The narration usually utilizes the pronoun I (or we, if the narrator is speaking as part of a group). |
| Second POV | he narrator describes the reader's actions, thoughts, and background using "you." It's all about how you look at it. When you tell a story, an important thing to choose is the point of view that the story should take. |
| Third POV (Omniscent) | In third-person narration, the narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters by referring to their names or by the third-person pronouns he, she, or they. |
| Perspective | a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. |
| Theme | the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. |
| Contrast | the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association. |
| Characterization | the creation or construction of a fictional character. |
| Direct Characterization | Direct characterization is when an author describes a character in a straightforward manner, as if telling the reader directly |
| Indirect Characterization | is a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly. Instead of describing a character in a straightforward way, the author shows their traits through that character's actions, speech, |
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