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Literary Elements Test

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show Most basic plot structure; also called DRAMATIC structure as this is the structure most commonly used in drama Follows chronological time and story revolves around a singular event Plot structure that most closely aligns with Freytag's pyramid  
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*Freytag's Pyramid   show
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*Exposition   show
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show Secondary characters, secondary conflicts are introduced and primary conflicts get more complicated.  
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show Around midway through the story something is going to happen that will affect the outcome of the conflict. If the drama will end happily, it is usually positive. If the drama will end unhappily, it is usually negative.  
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*Falling Action   show
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show You see the final outcome of the central conflict.  
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*Denoue'ment   show
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CONFLICTS MAKE _   show
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show Man vs. Self  
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T*ypes of External Conflict   show
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Episodic Plot   show
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When is Episodic Plot used?   show
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*Flashback   show
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show When a story leaps forward a considerable amount of time  
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*Foreshadowing   show
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show a structure that enables an author to combine or weave two or more dramatic plots in a story. In the beginning, these multiple dramatic plots run on their own up to their rising events but then crash together at the climax  
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Suspense   show
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show the parallel plot is very effective in creating a very emotional moment in the climax among the readers because they have previously been involved in multiple rising actions.  
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show plot presents occurrences inconsequentially and the author delivers information about earlier events. It allows the author to begin the story in the middle of a high-action point, and flash backward to provide back up to it.  
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show Such a backstory helps the readers get a full understanding of the present events before going to the upcoming events.  
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*What are the three plot endings?   show
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show full resolution; reader knows the repercussions of the end of the conflict  
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*Open   show
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show very abrupt ending; left not knowing the repercussions of the end of conflict and possibly not even end of the conflict  
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Framed Narrative   show
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Point of View   show
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show Everyday: means opinion AP Lit: used to ID who the narrator is  
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*First person   show
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show the narrator is distanced from the story and speaks with a more impersonal voice using the pronouns “she,” “he,” or “they”  
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*Types of 3rd person POV   show
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*Third person omniscient   show
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*3rd person limited   show
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*3rd person objective   show
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Types of Narrators   show
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show this narrator seems to be trustworthy, aware of what is true and untrue, and we believe that the narrator not only knows the truth but is also sharing it with readers.  
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show 3rd person omniscient  
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show a narrator can be unreliable because he or she just does not understand events, even though he or she may be the narrative voice whom we must depend upon to tell us the story.  
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show perspective comes from within one character’s mind and readers are aware of that character’s thoughts.  
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show perspective comes from within one character’s mind and readers are aware of that character’s thoughts, feelings, perceptions.  
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show one relates to thoughts only while another includes feelings and perceptions. interior monologue respects syntax (word order) and grammatical form, but stream of consciousness does not, being intended to show “a direct quotation of the mind”  
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*Setting   show
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How does setting affect character?   show
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show 1. Affect character motivation and actions 2. Reveal the nature of a character 3. Mirror the plot 4. Act as another CHARACTER; such as the antagonist  
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What can SETTING do in a text? (5-9)   show
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show A genre of literature in which the setting is so pivotal to the plot and character development that the story could not reasonably take place in a different location.  
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show everything surrounding the setting of a particular story. If you don't understand the context, you can not fully understand the story.  
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*Cultural Context   show
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show physical, psychological, emotional  
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show act  
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Character   show
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show character with one or two overarching traits; not very realistic; usually has smaller role  
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show character that is not all good or bad; highly realistic; may make both good choices and bad choices  
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Which two archetypes are also always flat?   show
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show represent specific stereotypes. These characters are types and not individuals. based on clichés and social prejudices.  
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Another term for a stock character might be _   show
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show universal and may follow a pattern of actions or behaviors but often do evolve during the course of a story.  
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*Dynamic characters   show
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show remain pretty much the same from beginning to end. While they may experience the same conflict, they do not change. DEATH IS NOT “CHANGE”  
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show noble, brave, morally upright  
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show In general: rebellious, often ironic  
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show Author tells the audience what the character is like  
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show The audience draws inferences based upon: Appearance Dialogue (by character, to character, and by other characters about character) Actions -- by him and to him Inner monologue  
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*Protagonist   show
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show central character that opposed the protagonist  
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