Gatsby 1&2 Flashcards
1
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Plot
A
The artistic arrangement of events
2
Q
Complications
A
New conflict
3
Q
Epiphany
A
Some moment of insight, discovery or revelation
4
Q
Conclusion
A
The outcome
5
Q
Antagonist
A
One who opposes the central character (hero)
6
Q
Protagonist
A
Principle person who strives
7
Q
Exposition
A
Opening portion that sets the scene
8
Q
Climax
A
The moment of greatest tension at which the outcome is to be decided
9
Q
Suspense
A
Pleasurable anxiety
10
Q
Fiction
A
Name for stories not entirely factual
11
Q
Foreshadowing
A
Indication of events to come
12
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Flashback
A
A scene relived in the character’s memory
13
Q
Denouement
A
The untying of the knot
14
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In media res
A
In the midst of things
