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literaturary terms
vocab
Question | Answer |
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plot | sequence of events |
exposition | all background information is given-setting,characters,etc. |
narrative hook | main problem or conflicts revealed |
climax | ponit of highest intrest; the turning point |
conclusion | resolution;ending |
narrator | "person" telling the story not necessarily the author. |
tone | narrator/author's attitude towards the story |
point of view | relationship between the narrator and the reader. |
1st person | narrator is part of the story |
3rd limited | the narrator tells the story from 1 characters view. |
3rd omniscient | all knowing narrator; not bound by time or place. |
setting | where a story takes place and time |
mood | atmosphere; the mood is usally determind by the setting. |
theme | the author's lesson or message |
conflict | a problem |
internal conflict | a conflict created when a charater must make a difficult decision. |
external conflict | a conflict caused by an outtside force |
person vs. man | conflict between 2 people - argument fight |
person vs. fate | person has a conflict facing his/her destiny |
person vs. society | 1 person in conflict aganist a group |
person vs. nature | a person in conflict with any force of nature |