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English Lit Terms
English lit Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| literature | anything written that has permanent worth. |
| types of conflict | man vs. self man vs. man man vs. environment man vs society man vs supernatural |
| basic story formula | protagonist vs antagonist |
| plot | it's the sequence of events in any story |
| exposition | introduces all that's necessary to understand the action that follows. background, characters, setting, mood |
| rising action | the problem or conflict is introduced. (problem ti be solved or question to be answered) |
| method of characterization | the ways authors describe their characters. |
| types of method of characterization | direct description- by the author , a description offered by another character, the character may speak and act therefore describing him/herself ,an author may go into the characters mind and present his/her thoughts |
| setting | the time and place of the action of the plot . |