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Stack #187348
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plot | the structure of events within a story and the relationship between them |
| exposition | the beginning of a story where the setting and characters are introduced |
| rising action | actions or events in the story that lead up to the climax |
| climax | the exciting point(turning point) of the story |
| falling action | all of the events after the climax that lead the story to a natural or surprising ending |
| denoument | the end of the story |
| discoveries | characters make discoveries about themselves |
| complications | something should stand between the protagonist and his objective |
| characters | people,animals, or creatures around which a story is built |
| protagonist | the main character in a literary work |
| antagonist | the main character or force that opposes the protagonist |
| confidante | someone in whom the central character confides in |
| flat | a character that reveals one or two personality traits in a story or novel |
| foil | a character that is used to enhance another through contrast |
| dynamic | a character who undergoes a change during the course of a story |
| round | a well-developed character that demonstrates contradictory traits |
| static | character that doesn't change |
| stock | special kind of flat character who is instantly recognizable to most readers |
| setting | time and place where the story unfolds |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| external conflict | struggle between a character and an outside force. man/man;man/nature;man/himself |
| internal conflict | struggle that takes place within a character's mind |
| theme | main message about life story is trying to convey |
| point of view | tells the story and who is telling it |
| tone | attitude that an author takes |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison of unlike things without using like or as |
| idiom | say one thing but mean another |
| alliteration | words sounding same beginning |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| anthropomorphism | personification |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like the sounds they make |
| four types of sentences | simple,compound,complex,compound-complex |
| two types of clauses | independent,dependent |
| mood | affected by tone |
| irony | opposite of what you think is going to happen happens |
| sentence purpose | declaritive,interrogative,exclamatory,imperative |
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