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The story is told from the ‘inside’.

First-Person Narration

100

When the narrator has free access to the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of all characters.

Omniscient Narration

100

Uses paper or other mediums to display content. Examples include newspapers, magazines, books, etc.

Print Media

200

A struggle within a character when having to make a difficult decision.

Internal Conflict

200

The use of descriptive language to explain a setting or character feeling/thought and journey through the plot.

Imagery

200

The “turning point” of the story and the point of maximum interest.

Climax

300

The main idea, concern, moral or purpose in a story.

Theme

300

This occurs when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know.

Dramatic Irony

300

Digital forms of media that are created, distributed and accessed through electronics.

 Electronic Media

400

Appeals to audiences emotions, creator tries to evoke certain emotional responses using language, images, song, and other means.

Pathos

400

The part of the plot that establishes the setting and introduces characters.

Exposition

400

The introduction early in a story of verbal and dramatic hints that suggest what is to come later.

Foreshadowing

500

Deliberately misleading or manipulating narratives or facts to present a certain bias.

Disinformation

500

States the main purpose of the essay.

Thesis

500

A style of writing that concerns itself with punctuation, quotations, and documentation of sources.

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