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This is also known as the introduction of the story. It includes the Who, What, When, Where, and sometimes Why, in the story.
What is 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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If you're watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die,"

What is dramatic irony?

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The author or narrator gives the reader information about the character
What is direct 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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is an event that occurs, in relation to your protagonist, near to the beginning of your story, which sets that story moving in a different direction.

inciting incident

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In TMDG when Zaroff smokes directly underneath the tree that Rainsford is hiding in is perfect example of the excitement or tension that a reader may feel and is otherwise known as...
What is suspense?
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The TWO types of problems or struggles that drive the plot of a story. Be specific!
What is internal and external 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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When Montresor states, " we will go back, your health is precious" to Fortunato this is an example of
What is verbal irony?
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Thunder and lightning or a new suspicious character introduced (purpose unknown at the time)
What is foreshadowing?
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This type of Point of View happens when we have a narrator that is not in the first person and seems to know everything that is going on with characters and their feelings.
What is omniscient 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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A character that changes in the course of the story – often dramatically
What is a dynamic character?
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This type of Point of View happens when we have a narrator that is not in the first person and seems to have a narrow scope of view as far as what is happening in the story. Most of the time, this narrator only focuses on the major character in the story and their feelings.
What is 3rd person limited 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 Mathilde Loisel realizes she worked ten years to replace a fake necklace is an example of
What is situational irony
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List the five ways that an author might indirectly characterize

What is what the character says or thinks, what others say or think about the character, and what the character does. 

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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?