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This is also known as the beginning of the story. It includes the Who, What, When, Where, and sometimes Why, in the story.

What is introduction or exposition

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This is a general term for something in a story that represents something else.
What is a symbol?
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When the reader knows the husband was killed by a leg of lamb in "Lamb to the Slaughter" but the detectives don't, it is an example of this.

What is dramatic irony?

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The author or narrator gives the reader information about the character

What is characterization?

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This type of Point of View happens when the main character of the story is telling it themselves, using personal pronouns such as “I,” or “me.”

What is 1st person POV?

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This is the turning point in the story. This has the highest interest for the reader because they want to know what happens next.
What is the Climax?
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The use of descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader.
What is imagery?
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If a fire station were to burn down this would be an example of
What is situational irony?
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The main character in the story.

What is a protagonist?

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The problems or struggles that drive the plot of a story.

What is conflict

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The feeling or atmosphere in the story that the writer creates for the reader.
What is mood?
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 If you say "Oh fantastic" when you really mean, "Oh this is terrible".

What is verbal irony?

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The Indian chief almost killing Moose Maddon is an example of what?

What is foreshadowing?

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This type of Point of View happens when we have a narrator that uses the pronouns he/she

What is 3rd person POV?

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When problems in the story begin to resolve
What is the Falling Action?
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This is a general term for something happening that we don't expect to happen
What is irony?
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In horror movies, the audience is aware that there is a killer in the house, but the character does not and they proceed to enter is an example of...

What is dramatic irony?

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The enemy of the main character in a story.

What is the antagonist?

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This type of Point of View happens when the narrator is a character in the story and uses the pronoun "you".

What is 2nd person POV?

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The part of the plot when complications begin
What is the Rising Action?
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The writer's use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
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When we expect to Cecil to be kindhearted and he turns out to be the possible murder suspect in "The Moose and the Sparrow", we don't expect it and it is an example of...

What is situational irony

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List 3 ways an author might show characterization

What is A character’s actions,  a character’s appearance, A character’s words/thoughts

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This element is defined as the main meaning of the story, or the authors intended overall message in a story.

What is theme?