Fiction terms Flashcards

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Not complicated or the side character

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Flat

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2
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complicated or many different sides

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Round

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3
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major character or bad guy

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Antagonist

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4
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main character

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protagonist

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5
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makes the main character shine

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foil

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6
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changes over the story, Ex: Grinch

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dynamic

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7
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doesn’t change over story

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static

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8
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tells the reader what they do how they feel and etc

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direct

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9
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doesn’t tell the reader what they do or how they feel and etc

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indirect

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10
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likes a certain character more then others

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sympathetic

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11
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doesn’t like a certain character more then other

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unsympathetic

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12
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a villain with a good heart you want to win

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anti-hero

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13
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a written account in which someone describes the past

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memoir

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14
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to do or create something that causes people to remember an important person, thing or event

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memorialize

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15
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very good or interesting and worth remembering

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memorable

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16
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an object that is a reminder of a person, place, or event ex:a souvenir

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memento

17
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the scientific study of the history of Earth, especially as recorded by rocks

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geology

18
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the study of human races, origins, societies, and cultures

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anthropology

19
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the study of the origin of words and of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

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etymology

20
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the study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observations

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science

21
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the part of the mind that tells you certain actions are right or wrong

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conscience

22
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very careful about doing what you are supposed to do; concerned with doing something correctly

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conscientious