Ch 2-5 Vocab

Question 1

the sequence of incidents or events through which an author constructs a story; skilled authors are careful to present the sequence in a significant order

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Plot

Question 2

arranging the plot elements

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structure

Question 3

a clash of actions, ideas, desires, or wills

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conflict

Question 4

the central character of the conflict, whether sympathetic or unsympathetic as a person

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protagonist

Question 5

any force arranged against the protagonist, whether persons, things, conventions of society, or the protagonist’s own character traits is the

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antagonist

Question 6

the quality in a story that makes readers ask “What’s going to happen next?”

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suspense

Question 7

an unusual set of circumstances for which the reader craves an explanation

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mystery

Question 8

a position in which he or she must choose between two courses of action, both undesirable

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dilemma

Question 9

closely connected with the element of suspense in fiction is the elements of

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surprise

Question 10

one that features a sudden, unexpected turn or twist

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surprise

Question 11

one that features a sudden, unexpected turn or twist

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surprise ending

Question 12

the protagonist must solve her problems defeat and adversary, win her man, “live a…”

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happy ending

Question 13

first of many situations in real life do have unpleasant outcomes; therefore if fiction is to reflect and illuminate life, it must acknowledge human defeats as well as triumphs.

or forcing us to ponder the complexities of life

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Unhappy ending

Question 14

some problems are never solved and some battles never permanently won. A story, therefore, may have an _____________ ______, one in which no definitive conclusion is reached.

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indeterminate ending

Question 15

essential to a good plot, all literary elements in the story successfully work together to achieve its central purpose with it being the idea or theme.

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Artistic unity

Question 16

an author who includes a turn in the plot that is unjustified by the situation or the characters is indulging in

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plot manipulation

Question 17

The readers feel manipulated if the plot relies too heavily on chance or on coincidence to provide a resolution to a story. Latin for god from a machine

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deus ex machina

Question 18

the occurrence of an event that has no apparent cause in previous events or in predisposition of character

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chance

Question 19

the chance occurrence of 2 events that may have a peculiar correspondence

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coincidence

Question 20

the plot thickens, tensions grow

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rising action

Question 21

the peak of the conflict

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climax

Question 22

the aftermath of the climax, where things resolved

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falling action

Question 23

who the person is, how the character is revealed and their personality

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characterization

Question 24

tell us straight out, by exposition or analysis, what the characters are like, or they have another character in the story describe them

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direct presentation

Question 25

the author shows us the characters through their actions; we determine what they are like by what they say or do.

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indirect presentation

Question 26

the exaggeration of the character

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dramatized

Question 27

reason for acting

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motivations

Question 28

one or two predominant traits; can be summed up in one or two sentences

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flat characters

Question 29

complex and many-sided; they have the three-dimensional quality of real people

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round characters

Question 30

special kind of flat character, stereotyped figures who have recurred so often in fiction that we recognize them at once.

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stock character

Question 31

remains essentially the same person of the beginnings of the story to the end

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static character

Question 32

undergoes some distinct change of character, personality, or outlook

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developing (or dynamic) character

Question 33

a moment of spiritual insight into life or into the character’s own circumstances

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epiphany

Question 34

its controlling idea or its central insight

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theme

Question 35

who tells the story, and, therefore, of how it gets told-has assumed special importance

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point of view

Question 36

the story is told in the third person by a narrator whose knowledge and prerogatives are unlimited

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omniscient point of view

Question 37

the story is told in the third person, but from the viewpoint of one character in the story

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third-person limited point of view

Question 38

presents the apparently random thought going through a character’s head within a certain period of time, mingling memory and present experiences, and employing transitional links that are psychological rather than strictly logical

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stream of consciousness

Question 39

the author disappears into one of the characters, who tells the story in the first person

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first-person point of view

Question 40

the narrator disappears into a kind of roving sound camera

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objective point of view

Question 41

It cannot comment, interpret, or enter a character’s mind. With this POV, readers are placed in the position of spectators at a movie or play

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dramatic point of view