Elements of the Story Flashcards

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elements of the story

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Character, setting and atmosphere, conflict, plot, theme, tone, mood, and point of view

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2
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Center figure or hero

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Protagonist

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3
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Opposes the protagonist and creates conflict or villain

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Antagonist

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4
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The opposite personality of the MC and a supporting character

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Foil character

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5
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Type of character that do not change until the end of the story

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Flat character

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6
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Type of character that changes attitude or dynamic

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Round character

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Specific place, time period, weather, time of the day

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Setting

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8
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Surrounding mood, established from setting

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Atmosphere

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9
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Fully described setting

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Integral

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10
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Vague and general setting

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Backdrop

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11
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Excitement and makes possible the growth and development of the protagonist’s character

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Conflict

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12
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4 types of conflict

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Man vs Man, Man vs Society, Man vs Nature, Man vs Himself

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13
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Series of interconnected events

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Plot

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14
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What are the types plot structure

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Dramatic or Progressive, Episodic, parallel, Flashback

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15
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Refers to the chronological structure

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Dramatic or Progressive

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16
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Chronological but consists of a series of loosely related incidents, usually of chapter kength

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Episodic

17
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Weaves 2 or more dramatic plots that are usually linked by a common character and a similar theme

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Parallel

18
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Conveys infos about events that occured earlier

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Flashback

19
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Underlying idea of a piece of literature

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Theme

20
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Attitude or feeling of the writer towards a subject

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Tone

21
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Feeling or atmosphere perceived by the reader

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Mood

22
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The voice which you tell your story, your perspective character, and angle of the story

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Point of view

23
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A personal narrative

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1st person

24
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A letter or email, speech or public address, directions

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2nd person

25
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Formal academic writing. It is limited, omniscient, or limited multiple

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3rd person

26
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Narrator has access on 1 character only

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Limited

27
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“he” “she” but the narrator has full access to all the characters

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Omniscient