English Vocabulary
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| Plot | the series of events in a piece of literature
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| Exposition/basic situation | the beginning of a short story which includes the setting, the major characters, and the initial conflict
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| Rising action | the part of the plot where complications to the conflict develop and increase the reader interest
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| Climax | the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest or suspense in the plot of a literary work. It is also called the turning point. The climax typically comes near the end of the story
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| Falling action | in a play or a story, the action that follows the climax. the falling action may show the results of the climax
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| Resolution | also called the denouement, a French word meaning "unknotting" the resolution is the part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict
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| Setting | the time or place of action of the story
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| Static character | a character who does not change during the story
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| Dynamic character | the dynamic character changes during the story
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| Conflict | the struggle between opposing forces in a story or a drama
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| Internal conflict | internal conflict occurs is a struggle that takes place within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing feelings or goals
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| External conflict | exists when a character struggles with some outside force such as another person, nature, society, or fate
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| Mood | the emotional quality of a literary work. a writer's choice of language, subject matter, setting, diction and use of sound devices
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| Theme | the main idea of a story,poem, novel or play often expressed as a general statement about life. themes may actually be stated, or they can be implied. a literary work may have more than one theme.
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| Protagonist | the central character in a literary work, around whom the main conflict revolves. this is the character who is the focus of the literary work. he or she moves the plot. generally the reader or audience is meant to sympathize
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| Antagonist | a person or a force in society or nature that opposes the protagonist,or central character in a story or drama. typically , the leader is not meant to sympathize with the antagonist
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