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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plot | Plot is the series of related events that make up a story or drama |
| Conflict | is the struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces. Conflict may be External-outside of self Internal- inside of self |
| Exposition | opening of the story, characters and their conflicts are introduced, and a setting |
| Climax | key scene in the story-the most tense, exciting, or terrifying moment, reveals the outcome |
| Resolution or Denouement | final part of the story, the conflict is resolved |
| Timing and Placing | chronological order |
| Flashback | a scene that interrupts the present action of the plot to flash backwards and tell what happen at an earlier time, flashbacks can provide background information, strengthen our understanding of character |
| Flash-forward | a scene that interrupts the present action of the plot to shift into the future. create dramatic irony. |
| Foreshadowing | is the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot, can make a story more exciting by increasing suspense |
| Narrator | Narrator is the person telling the story-controls everything you know about the characters and events |
| Point of view | The vantage point from which the story is told. Three main point of view is Omniscient, First Person, Third Person Limited |
| Omniscient Point of view | Is not a character, knows all the characters, can tell us everything about every character |
| First-Person Point Of View | Is a character in the story, uses first person pronouns such as I and me, tells us only what he or she thinks and experiences. Sometimes can be called a "Persona" |
| Third-Person Point Of View | Gives one characters thoughts and reactions, uses third person pronouns (He, She,They) tells little about other characters |
| Tone | Tone is the attitude a speaker or writer tasks towards a subject, character, or audience. A story tone can be humorous, suspenseful, gloomy. |
| Voice | Voice is the writer's distinctive use of language and his or her overall style. The writers tone and choice of words (diction) help create the voice. |
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