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what is plot
time, setting, place, tone atmosphere.
plot is when the author uses logic, events that have a beginning, middle and end.
introduction
introducing main characters, plot, setting, mood and conflict
inciting incident/event
incident that starts the sequence of events
rising action
series of events that increases the tension leading to climax
climax
highest point of tension
falling action
series of events that takes after climax
resolution
resolution and conclusion of a story
conflict
conflict is essential to plot, without it there is no plot and no movement to the story
internal conflic
person vs self
external conflict
person vs person. person vs nature. person vs society
allagory
hidden meaning typically a moral or practical one
dynamic character
undergoes significant change
static character
undergoes no change
flat character
cardboard character
round character
alot to them
stock character
quickly identified (villain, hero)
foil character
undergoes as a constant to another perhaps a more primary character
protagonist
leading character ,hero
antagonist
the second character (evil king, usually against the protagonist)
euphemism
a figure of speech in which is indirect
statement
is used in effect to avoid bluntness
foreshadowing
elements/symbols or hints the other gives with the story to show whats to come
hyperable
bold statement of exaggeration
juxtaposition
when two things are easily compared side by side like events or characters