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20 Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plot | the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence |
| Mood | a temporary state of mind or feeling |
| Setting | the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place |
| Tone | the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. |
| Indirect Characterization | the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc. |
| Direct Characterization | when the author tells the audience what the personality of the character is |
| Theme | the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic |
| 1st Person Point of View | the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself or to a group including himself or herself, as I and we |
| 3rd Person Limited | the person that is used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anything or to anyone other than the speaker or the one or ones being addressed |
| 3rd Person Omniscient | a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story |
| Dialogue | conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie |
| Flashback | a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story |
| Foeshadowing | be a warning or indication of a future event |
| Dramatic Irony | a plot device in which the audience's or reader's knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters |
| Verbal Irony | in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning |
| Situational Irony | a situation where the outcome is incongruous with what was expected, but it is also more generally understood as a situation that includes contradictions |
| Climax | the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex |
| Resolution | a firm decision to do or not to do something |
| Internal Conflict | the struggle occurring within a character's mind |
| External COnflict | a character is grappling some force outside of him or herself |
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