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M. Vey #1 (terms)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the way a character is presented by an author; giving a character in a story a personality so that he/she is different from other individuals | characterization |
| A character in a story who is telling the tale is known as a _________-__________ narrator. | first-person |
| the event that gets a story started (example: Michael getting attacked by Jack, Wade, and Mitchell) | inciting incident |
| the kind of characterization that takes place when the author lets readers see how characters are based on their words and actions | indirect |
| another name for the teller of a story | narrator |
| usually the "bad guy," the one who opposes the main character | antagonist |
| the problem of a story, or a struggle between two opposing forces (examples: man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. man, man vs. himself) | conflict |
| a reference to a well-known person or even (such as Michael referring to a game as a David-and-Goliath match) | allusion |
| the time and place of a story | setting |
| a hint about what will take place later in the story (example: Michael saying at the end of a chapter that he should have told his mother that he loved her) | foreshadowing |
| the feeling created by the story's author (playful, serious, tense, mysterious, sad, joyful, etc.) | mood |
| usually the "good guy" in a story, the main character | protagonist |
| literature that is made up (fake) | fiction |
| literature that explains actual events or something that is real | nonfiction |
| a main idea in a story (jealousy, pride, family, courage, friendship, etc.) | theme |
| the action in a story, the sequence of events | plot |
| the kind of characterization that takes place when an author simply tells the readers what a character is like (honest, brave, friendly, etc.) | direct |
| the high point of a story, when most all of the reader's questions are answered | climax |
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