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Vocabulary
Terms
Characters
Plot
Point of View
100

Underlying message of a story

What is Theme?

100

Literary device involving uncertainty and anticipation 

What is the Suspense?

100

The act of creating or describing a character.

What is characterization?

100
Where characters are introduced and the setting is revealed.
What is introduction?
100
The narrator is inside the story and involved in the plot. Uses "I" and "We" when telling the story.
What is first person point of view?
200

Contradiction or opposite of what is expected where the audience has more information than the character in the story.

What is Dramatic Irony?

200

Three Types of Conflict

What is Character vs Self, Character vs Character, Character vs Environment?

200
The character does not change.
What is static?
200
The conflict is introduced Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Himself
What is rising action?
200
The narrator tells a story by positioning the readers in the story as the main character. Uses the word "You."
What is second person point of view?
300

Review of events from the past.

What is Flashback?

300

A character we have seen many times.

What is a stereotype/stock character?

300
The character undergoes a change inside. Not a physical change.
What is dynamic character?
300
The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.
What is falling action?
300
The narrator is outside the story and observes and comments on the characters and the plot. Uses "He," "She," and "They."
What is third person point of view?
400

The French word means "unknotting"

What is dénouement?

400

Character placed in the story to highlight the character traits of the main character. 

What is character foil?

400
Motivated by a goal aspiration or desire to frustrate, challenge, or destroy the protagonist.
What is an antagonist?
400
The point at which the essential conflicts is ended or resolved.
What is resolution?
400
The thoughts and feeling of only the narrator or a single character are revealed.
What is third person limited?
500
A hint or a clue to events that will occur in the future or later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
500

Ideas and qualities where the meaning is different from their literal sense.

What is symbolism?

500
Forces that drive a character to make them think, feel, or behave in a certain way.
What is motive?
500
Turning point; Usually a result of the two opposing forces coming head to head
What is climax?
500
The thoughts and feelings of all characters are revealed.
What is third person omniscient?