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THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING FORCES
What is CONFLICT?
100
THE CONVERSATION OF CHARACTERS IN A LITERARY WORK
What is DIALOGUE?
100
A CHARACTER STRUGGLES WITH AN OUTSIDE FORCE, SUCH AS ANOTHER PERSON, OR MAY OCCUR BETWEEN A CHARACTER AND SOME FORCE OF NATURE
What is EXTERNAL CONFLICT?
100
PROVIDES HINTS OR CLUES EARLY IN A STORY THAT ANTICIPATES WHAT IS TO COME
What is FORESHADOWING?
100
GIVES HUMAN TRAITS TO NONHUMAN OR INANIMATE THINGS
What is PERSONIFICATION?
200
SPECIFIC DETAILS THAT HELP THE READER SEE, FEEL, SMELL, TASTE OR HEAR WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED
What are SENSORY DETAILS?
200
THE MAIN IDEA IN A LITERARY WORK--THE AUTHOR'S STATEMENT ABOUT LIFE
What is THEME?
200
HIS OR HER REASON FOR CREATING A WORK
What is AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?
200
THE QUALITIES, ATTITUDES, AND VALUES THAT A CHARACTER HAS OR DISPLAYS
What is CHARACTER TRAITS?
200
A WRITER STATES THE CHARACTER'S TRAITS OR CHARACTERISTICS
What is DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION?
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AN INTENTIONAL AND SOMETIMES OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT, OR EXAGGERATION
What is HYPERBOLE?
300
THE CONTRAST BETWEEN WHAT SEEMS TO BE AND WHAT REALLY IS
What is IRONY?
300
COMPARES TWO APPARENTLY UNLIKE THINGS BUT NOT USE THE WORDS LIKE OR AS
What is METAPHOR?
300
RESTATE THE MEANING OF SOMETHING IN DIFFERENT WORDS
What is PARAPHRASE?
300
THE NARRATOR APPEARS TO KNOW WHAT EVERYONE IS THINKING AND FEELING
What is OMNISCIENT?
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THE ATMOSPHERE OR FEELING CONVEYED IN A LITERARY WORK
What is MOOD?
400
READERS ARE GIVEN AN IMPARTIAL ACCOUNT OF EVENTS AND CHARACTERS
What is ADVANTAGES OF THE OBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW?
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A REFERENCE TO A WELL-KNOW PERSON, EVENT, PLACE, LITERARY WORK, OR WORK OF ART
What is ALLUSION?
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THE STORY IS TOLD BY A NARRATOR WHO IS NOT A PART OF THE STORY'S ACTION
What is THIRD-PERSON POINT OF VIEW?
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A BRIEF STORY USED TO ILLUSTRATE A POINT
What is ANECDOTE?
500
A CHARACTER WHO CHANGES FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF A STORY AND TENDS TO BE MORE COMPLEX BY SHOWING MANY DIFFERENT CHARACTER TRAITS
What is DYNAMIC CHARACTER?
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WHEN THE NARRATOR'S KNOWLEDGE IS ALMOST ABSENT ABOUT WHAT THE PROTAGONIST THINKS AND FEELS
What is LIMITED?
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THE NARRATOR REVEALS ONLY THE ACTIONS AND WORDS WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THE INNER THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF A CHARACTER
What is OBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW?
500
A WRITER DEPENDS ON THE READER TO DRAW A CONCLUSION ABOUT THE CHARACTER'S TRAITS
What is INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION?
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WHEN THE INTIMACY IS ABSENT IN A PARTICULAR POINT OF VIEW
What is DISADVANTAGE OF THE OBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW?
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