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Exposition

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Background of the charecters

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Climax

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high point of story

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Falling Action

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After the climax, when there’s little action

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Resolution

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how the main conflict is resolved

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Foreshadowing

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lets readers predict whats going to happen next

Use of hints or clues in a story that lead a reader to make certain predictions about the story

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Plot

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The sequence of a story from beginning to end

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Conflict

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arguments in story

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Setting

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where story takes place

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Character Motive

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what the character wants; what motivates the charecter

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Resolution

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how conflict is resolved

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Theme

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The central idea of a story

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Point of View-

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POV, who’s telling story

Perspective from which the story is told; 1st, 2nd, 3rd person

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Tone

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How the author feels about a text; his/her attitude

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Indicative Mood

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states fact or opinion, describes something in plot

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Imperative Mood

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makes a demand

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Conditional Mood

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indicates a condition that might cause something to happen; might, could, should, would

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How to Create Suspense using…

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Time, Distance, Thoughts, Setting, Isolation and Disaster

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Simile

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comparing using like or as

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Metaphor

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comparing without using like or as

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Personification

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Animals or inanimate objects are given human characteristics or actions

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Dialouge

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A conversation between two or more characters in a literary work

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Imagenery

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using words to create a picture in your mind

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Protagonist

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The main character in a literary work

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Antagonist

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The character that is the source of conflict

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Hyperbole
Use of exaggeration that approaches the impossible
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Dramatic Irony
when the reader knows something that the character doesn't
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Onomatopoeia
Words that represent sounds
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Alliteraition
repetition of same sound or letter at beginning of sentence | The repetition of similar beginning consonant sounds that creates a musical or rhythmic effect
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Allusion
reference to something familiar | A reference to a well-known person or event that often serves to make a comparison
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Anaphora
repetition of same words
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Parallelisum
list of successive words or phrases with the same or very similar grammatical structure
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Symbolism
Is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story; is used to provide meaning to the writing beyond what is actually being described; can enhance a theme, idea, or character
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Ethos
Appeal to authority and credibility
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Pathos
Appeal to emotions
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Logos
Appeal to logic and fact
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Visible Action Verb
Can be seen easily.
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Mental Action Verb
Can be seen with difficulty, if at all.
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Transitive Verb
An action verb that the receiver of the action is named in the sentence.
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Intransitive Verb
An action verb that there is no receiver named in the sentence.
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Linking Verb
Connects a noun or pronoun at or near the beginning of a sentence with a word at or near the end.
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Helping Verb
Added before another verb to make a verb phrase. | -can be more than one word-
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What is an adjective?
Describes a noun or pronoun
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What is a definite article?
specific person, place, or thing | the
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What is an indefinite article?
``` any one of a class of people, places, or things (a or an) ```
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How can nouns be used as adjectives?
When they are put before an adjective and answers the questions: What kind? OR Which one? Ex: bicycle shop
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Proper adjective
proper noun used as an adjective, capitalized Ex: African drums
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Compound adjective
an adjective made up of more than one word Ex: world-famous
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7 possessive adjectives
my, your, his, her, its, these, their
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4 demonstrative adjectives
this that these those
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3 interrogative adjectives
which what whose
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4 indefinite adjectives
another each either neither
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What is an adverb?
a word that modifies, or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb where, when, in what manner, to what extent
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Adverbs answer which questions?
When, where, how? | where, when, in what manner, to what extent
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What is active voice?
The noun or pronoun that is the subject is the doer of the action
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What is passive voice?
the subject of the sentence is the receiver of the action
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Active or Passive? | Jack mowed the lawn.
Active
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Active or Passive? | The lawn was mowed by Jack.
Passive
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How to create suspense using time?
Use a ticking clock device or a destination in the future that is looming; worried thoughts
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How to create suspense using distance?
Create space between character and their goal; a need to reach a faraway destination
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How to create suspense using thoughts?
make characters worry; show tension in thoughts
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How to create suspense using setting?
dangerous environment
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How to create suspense using isolation?
danger around main character; isolate them
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How to create suspense using disaster?
make a disaster, natural disaster?
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Rising action
a series of events after the introduction of the story that builds up to the climax.

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