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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |