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what is plot
time, setting, place, tone atmosphere.
plot is when the author uses logic, events that have a beginning, middle and end.
introduction
introducing main characters, plot, setting, mood and conflict
inciting incident/event
incident that starts the sequence of events
rising action
series of events that increases the tension leading to climax
climax
highest point of tension
falling action
series of events that takes after climax
resolution
resolution and conclusion of a story
conflict
conflict is essential to plot, without it there is no plot and no movement to the story
internal conflic
person vs self
external conflict
person vs person. person vs nature. person vs society
allagory
hidden meaning typically a moral or practical one
dynamic character
undergoes significant change
static character
undergoes no change
flat character
cardboard character
round character
alot to them
stock character
quickly identified (villain, hero)
foil character
undergoes as a constant to another perhaps a more primary character
protagonist
leading character ,hero
antagonist
the second character (evil king, usually against the protagonist)
euphemism
a figure of speech in which is indirect
statement
is used in effect to avoid bluntness
foreshadowing
elements/symbols or hints the other gives with the story to show whats to come
hyperable
bold statement of exaggeration
juxtaposition
when two things are easily compared side by side like events or characters
metaphor
an indirect comparison to like or as
pathetic fallacy
when nature/weather seems to sympathise with the human connection
personification
giving non human objects human quality
satire
the use of mockery, irony, pr wit to attach or ridicule something
simile
a comparison using like or as
buildungsromen
coming of age story
archetype
a recurrent pattern, mother figure, wise teacher, mentor, the inicent, dopple ganger, the sacrificial redeemer, villain, hero
didactic
is a lesson with moral teachings
myth
is a story that is, or was considered a true story expectation of the natural world and how it cam to be, usually in historical time, bend human laws, god/goddess, how to act live, core values.
irony
verbal, dramtic, situational
verbal irony
is sarcastic
dramtic irony
the audiance knows but the characters dont
situational
when something happens that was not expected
alteration
a repetition of a consonant
motif
recurring words. or idea
onomatopoeia
words in a story that sound as it is for effect
connection
association stating whether it is positive or negative
symbolism
a concrete object or image used to represent abstract
assonance
repetition of vowels without repetition of a conctanance
imagery
using your senses to understand somthing
