What is conflict? What are the two types of conflict
Conflict is the problem within the story. Internal and external
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What literary devices?
Tools that writers use to enhance their writing
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What is foreshadowing?
Hinting that something will happen
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What does it mean to contrast something?
To find the differences in objects
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What are round characters?
Show many character traits. Main characters
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What is plot? What makes up plot?
The sequence of events. Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
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What is point of view? What are the two types we have seen?
Perspective from which the story is told. First and Third
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What is flashback?
Use of sciences within a story that interrupt the sequence
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What is implied theme?
When the message of the story suggested or stated indirectly through what happens in the story
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What are flat characters?
One-sided characters, not a lot of traits. Minor characters
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What is setting? What does setting help create?
Time and place of the story. Mood
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What is an omniscient narrator?
A narrator who knows everything that happens, and reveals the thoughts and feelings of each character
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What are three character traits of Aurtro from "An Hour with Abuelo"?
Smart, kind, naive
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What is stated theme?
When the central message is expressed by the author
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What are dynamic characters?
Characters that change/learn throughout a story
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What are characters?
The people or animals that take part in the action of the story
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What is irony?
A contrast between what you expect will happen and what actually happens
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Compare and contrast Patsy Barnes and Joby
Both are round/dynamic characters, 14 years old boys, face hardships. Patsy--African American, races horses, helps mom. Joby--Drummer boy, in the Civil War,
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What is universal theme? What is an example of this
Reoccurring message that occurs throughout any cultures and time periods. The "hero"