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setting | where a story takes place and time |
mood | atmosphere the mood is usually determine by the setting ask how does the story make me feel |
theme | the authors lesson or message |
conflict | a problem |
internal conflict | a conflict created when character must make a difficult decision |
external conflict | a conflict cause by and outside force |
man vs man | conflict between 2 people |
man vs fate | person has a conflict facing his/her destiny |
man vs society | 1 person in conflict against a group |
man vs nature | a person in conflict with any force of nature (weather,animals,death) |
plot | sequence of events |
exposition | all background information is given setting, characters |
narrative hook | main problem/conflict is revealed |
climax | point of highest interest,the turning point the protagonist make a decision |
conclusion | resolution, ending |
narrator | person telling the story not necessarily the author |
tone | narrator/author altitude towards the story |
point of view | relationship between the narrator and the reader |
1st person | narrator is part of the story he,she,we |
3rd limited | the narrator tells the story from 1 characters view |
3rd omniscient | all knowing narrator ; not bound by time or place |
characters | people in the story |
major | main/must important characters |
protagonist | the character that the story is mostly about the good guy |
antagonist | the character who is against protagonist, the bad guy |
minor | supporting characters |
dynamic character | a character who changes in a story |
static character | a character who does not change in a story |
indirect characterization | personality is shown by thought actions |
direct characterization | the narrator tells you about a character personality |
symbol | something that represents/stands for something |
irony | difference between appearance and reality |
foreshadowing | hints about what might happen later in a story |