Fall finals study guide Flashcards
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a component or element of the plot of a story
Plot Elements
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
AKA beginning
Exposition
The place or surroundings
Setting
a description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.
Characterization
conflict happens inside the main character
Internal Conflict
conflict that happens outside of the main character
External Conflict
Building tension, before the climax
Rising Action
Most suspenseful part, Middle
Climax
releases tension, wrap things up, after the climax
Falling Action
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
Theme
The end of the story
Resolution
the author telling the audience what a character is like
Direct characterization
reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly
indirect characterization
a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline
static character
a character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story
dynamic character
the character whose fate matters most.
protagonist
the opposing force that the main character (bad guy)
antagonist
placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position
Subordinate character
the attitude that a character or narrator or author takes
tone
he overall emotion and atmosphere the author intends the reader to feel while reading the book
mood
narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted
foreshadowing
nterrupts that chronological sequence to show readers a scene that unfolded in the past.
flashback
tension holds our attention between one moment and another
suspense
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
simile
