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English Story Elements Flashcards

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Third person point of view

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Knowing when the narrator is outside of the action

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Third person omniscient

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Knowing All. The narrator reveals all thoughts & feelings of all the characters

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First Person Point of View

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The person who is telling the story who is also in the story.

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Third person omniscient

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Knowing All. The narrator reveals all thoughts & feelings of all the characters

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Internal Conflict

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Man vs Himself

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External Conflict

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Man vs Man

Man vs Nature

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Conflict

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A struggle between two opposing forces

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Point of view

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The perspective from which the story is told.

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Anti-climax

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The turning point on the story- usually a let down

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Third person point of view

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Knowing all the narrators is outside the action

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Climax

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The high point of interest or suspense in the work

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Atmosphere

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The mood or feeling of the work

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Setting

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The time and place of the action.

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Soliloquy

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A long speech by a character

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Short story

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A bride work of fiction that has a simple plot and characters

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Dialogue

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A conversation by characters

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Plot

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The sequence of events in literary work

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Monologue

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Speech by one character in a play, story or poem

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Tone

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Writers attitude towards his audience & the subject matter

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Theme

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The central message or insight into lifae revealed through literary work

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Narrator

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The speaker or character who tells the story

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Narration

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The act of telling a story in a speech

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Indirect Characterization

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When the author doesn’t directly give you information about a character

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Regional Landscape

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When the story reflects the customs & dialect of an particular area

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Direct Characterization

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When the author directly states a character’s traits & characteristics..

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Characterization

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The act of creating or developing a character

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Antagonist

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A character who opposes or blocks the protagonist

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Protagonist

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Main Character in a work of fiction, could be the hero

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Static Character

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Does not change during the course of literary work, complex

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Dynamic Character

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Develops & Grows during the course of the literary work, complex

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Flat Character

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One dimensional - you see the character one way

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Round Character

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Shows many different traits - faults as well as virtues

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Historical Character

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A story with the backdrop in a historical time & place

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Character

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A person, animal or animated object that takes part in the action

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Hyperbole

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To exaggerate something greatly

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