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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| exposition | beginning of the story where setting and characters are introduced |
| rising action | scenes that build the tension |
| climax | highest action or turning point in the story |
| falling action | scenes showing the story winding down |
| resolution | ties up loose ends and the conflict is usually resolved |
| first person | when the narrator is part of the story |
| third person | the narrator is not part of the story |
| which POV is reliable | third person |
| omniscient | the narrator knows everything |
| limited narrator | only knows one character |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | character who goes against the main character |
| characterization | revealing the personality of a character |
| direct characterization | explains clearly what the character does or is like |
| indirect characterization | infer what the character is like |
| internal traits | the characters personality, beliefs, values |
| external traits | shows what the character looks like and their age |
| Dynamic | characters change throughout the story |
| Static | characters do not change throughout the story |
| conflict | the problem the main character faces |
| internal conflict | a struggle within the person |
| external conflict | a struggle with another person or issue in society |
| man vs. self | the character faces an internal struggle |
| man vs. man | the character faces a struggle with another character |
| man vs. society | the character faces a struggle against rules, laws, or traditions |
| man vs. nature | the character faces a struggle against the weather, natural disaster, or survival |
| mood | emotions and feelings that the reader gets from reading the story |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the subject |
| foreshadowing | used to give hints about an upcoming event |
| flashback | used to interrupt the plot to give information about an action from the past |
| theme | lesson of the story |
| irony | a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens |
| dramatic irony | secret |
| verbal irony | sarcasm |
| situational irony | not expected to happen |
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