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english 9 week exam

TermDefinition
exposition basic situation characters, setting, major conflict introduced
rising action suspence builds: from exposition to climax
climax turning point, outcome of conflict
falling action suspence declines; from climax through resolution
resolution effect of conflict resolution on characters
setting when and where
conflict major problem or goal
man vs man conflict external conflict
man vs nature external conflict
man vs self internal conflict
protagonist main character that tries to reach a goal or solve a problem
antagonist character who opposes protagonist
dynamic changes drastically in a story
flat notable for one type of personallity
motivation reason for behavoir
stactic character remains the same throughout the story
round complex, multi demitional personallity
connotative diction word choice that has extended meaning
simile a comparison using like or as
personification objects or animals are given human charachteristics
foreshadowing hinting into the future
diction the choice of words
noun person place thing or idea
verb shows action, links or helps another verb
verb vt-action vi-linking
Created by: mary-g-d
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