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Read 180 Unit Three

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Definition
setting   the time and place of the action of a story  
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theme   the central message or insight into life revealed in a literary work  
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conflict   a struggle between two opposing forces Four Types of Conflict Man vs. Man – External Man vs. Nature – External Man vs. Society – External Man vs. Self – Internal  
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point of view   the vantage point from which the story is told  
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protagonist   the main character of a story or literary work  
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antagonist   the character who causes conflict for the main character  
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plot sequence   sequence of events that occur in a story plot sequence contains: exposition rising action climax falling action resolution  
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exposition   the part of a literary work where the setting, characters and basic situation are introduced  
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rising action   the events in the story leading up to the climax  
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climax   highest point of action in a literary work  
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falling action   occurs after the climax, point where the outcome of the story is known  
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resolution   the point of the story where all of the action is known and loose ends are tied up  
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mood   the feeling the reader experiences while reading a literary work  
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suspense   reader’s feeling of curiosity, uncertainty, or anxiety about the outcome of events in a literary work  
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character   the people or animals who participate in the action of a story  
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characterization   the author’s development of characters two types of characterization: direct characterization indirect characterization  
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direct characterization   the author directly states the character’s traits (i.e.-“She was tall with blonde hair.”)  
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indirect characterization   the author tells what a character looks like, does, and says as well as how other characters react to him or her  
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figurative language   language that is not intended to be taken literally  
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irony   when something occurs that is different from what would expect to occur  
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dramatic irony   hints at what is to come in a literary work  
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verbal   when something is said, but the opposite is meant  
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situational irony   when something happens that is opposite from what one would expect to happen  
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dialogue   conversation between characters  
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imagery   the use of sensory language to create visual images in a reader’s mind  
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style   the way in which an author writes  
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symbol and symbolism   an ordinary, everyday object used to represent something other than itself  
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tone   the author’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject  
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foreshadow   hints at what is to come in a literary work  
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flashback   glimpses back to previous events  
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narrator   the speaker, or character, who tells the story  
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