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Characterization   process by which the write reveals the personality of a character  
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direct Characterization   tells audience the personality of a character  
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indirect Characterization   shows things that reveal the personality of a character  
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characters   people or animals in a story  
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protagonist   who the story is mostly about  
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antagonist   character who cause problems for the protagonist  
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minor characters   supporting characters  
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dynamic character   is a character who has there attitude and or beliefs  
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static character   character who does not have there attitude and or beliefs  
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round character   character who is described in great details  
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flat characters   character readers dont know well for lack of information  
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narrator   person telling the story  
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point of view   perspective from which narrator tells the story  
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1st person   narrator is a part of the story  
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3rd person limited   tells the story from one characters point of view  
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3rd person omniscient   narrator can tell events past, present, and future and tells story through multiple characters  
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setting   where the story is taking place  
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mood   the atmosphere or how makes the reader feel  
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tone   author's attitude toward the subject of the text can be positive ,negative, or neutral  
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diction   word choice/words the author has chosen to tell his/her story  
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imagery   authors use of vivid sensory language to create a mental picture of whats described  
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irony   difference between appearance and reality or when you think something will happen but the opposite happens  
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foreshadowing   hits to help predict what will happen  
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suspense   quality that keeps readers interested in the story  
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symbol   something that represents something else  
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motif   object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work and contributes toward the development of a theme  
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theme   lesson author wants readers to learn  
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plot   events that make up a story or main part of a story  
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exposition   introduction to the story  
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conflict   primary problem that drives the plot of the story often main goal for the protagonist to achieve  
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internal conflict   character must make a difficult decision  
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external conflict   problem created by outside force  
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rising action   events that lead up to the climax  
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climax   most exciting point of the story a turning point for plot main character goals.  
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falling action   everything that happens as a result of the climax  
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resolution   completion of the story  
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