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literay terms

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Setting   where the story takes place  
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mood   atmosphere; the mood is usually determined by the setting  
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theme   the authors lesson or message  
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conflict   a problem  
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internal conflict   a conflict created when a character make a difficult decision  
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external conflict   a conflict caused by a outside force  
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person vs. person   conflict between 2 people  
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person vs fate   person has a conflict faceing his/her destiny  
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person vs. society   1 person in conflict against a group  
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person vs nature   a person in conflict with any force of nature  
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plot   sequence of events  
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exposition   all background information is given- setting, characters, etc....  
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narrative hook   main problem/ conflict is revealed  
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rising action   all events leading to the climax  
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climax   point of higet interest; the turning point; the protagonist must make a decision  
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falling action   all events leading to the conclusion  
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conclusion   resolution; ending  
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narrator   person telling the story- not necessarily  
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tone   narrator/author attitude towards the story  
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point of view   realationship between the narrator and the reader  
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1st person   narrator is part of the story  
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3rd limited   the narrator tells the story from 1 characters view  
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3rd omniscient   all knowing narrator; not bound by time or place  
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characters   people in the story  
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major   main/most imporant characters  
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protagonist   the character that the story is mostly about; the good guy  
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antagonist   the character who is in opposition to the protagonist; the bad guy  
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minor   supporting characters  
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dynamic character   a character who changes in a story  
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static character   a character who does not change in the story  
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indirect characterization   personality is revealed by thoughts  
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direct characterization   the narrator tells you about a characters personality  
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suspense   quality in a story that keeps you intersted  
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symbol   something that represnets/ stands for something  
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irony   difference between appearances and reality  
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foreshadowing   hints about what night happen later in a story  
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