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LA terms 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Exposition | Background material about the characters, setting, and dramatic situation; introduces the essentials of the story. |
| fiction | Genres of narration that are based on events and characters that are not real. |
| first person point of view | The P.O.V in which the narrator participates in the action of the story; we,our, I. |
| indirect characterization | When the author shows the character in action and lets readers draw their own conclusions. |
| minor conflict | Secondary conflict that does not influence the plot a great deal. |
| noun | A person, place, thing, or idea. |
| oxymoron | A figure of speech in which contradictory words are placed together for the purpose of expressing deep feelings, or to emphasize a point; e.g., cold fire. |
| repetition | The deliberate use of the same word, words, or events to create an effect. |
| stage directions | Instructions written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of actors, placement of props, etc. |
| structural irony | When a naïve or deluded hero (or unreliable narrator) views the world is very differently from the true circumstances recognized by the author or reader. |
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