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The main character of a story.
What is the protagonist?
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What is the introduction to a story called?
What is the exposition?
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A character that seems real.
What is a round character?
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Juan vs. the censors is an example of this.
What is man vs. government?
100
An example is: "The corn waved its green arms".
What is personification.
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The character working against the protagonist.
What is the antagonist?
200
Climax
What is the emotional high of the story?
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A character who isn't developed.
What is a flat character?
200
An example of this is: Ulrich wants to kill Georg but knows it is not the civilized thing to do.
What is internal conflict or man vs self?
200
The history or origin of a word.
What is etymology?
300
The place where a story takes place.
What is the setting?
300
The end of the story where all problems are resolved.
What is the resolution?
300
A character who CHANGES.
What is a dynamic character?
300
A story told from the character's point of view.
What is first person narrative?
300
An example of this is: "The boy is a whirlwind of emotions spinning out of control."
What is a metaphor?
400
An idea that occurs over and over again in a work.
What is a theme?
400
The part of the story that comes right after the climax.
What is the falling action?
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The antagonist of the Censors.
What is "the government/censors"?
400
A story told from the point of view of a narrator who knows all things.
What is third person omniscient?
400
An example of this is: "The girl is as beautiful as a summer day".
What is a simile?
500
A pen name an author uses.
What is a pseudonym?
500
Comes directly after the exposition. The action builds.
What is the rising action?
500
The protagonist of "Chee's Daughter".
What is "Chee"?
500
The direction that Old Man Fat's hogan faced.
What is north/towards the highway?
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Two words that look the same but have different meanings.
What is a homograph?