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Literature Units 1 and 3 Flashcards

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plot

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a sequence of events in a story NOT analytic

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conflict

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the struggle b/w two opposing ppl or forces as a protagonist struggles with one or more antagonists

friction that requires action to be taken

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protagonist

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the main character of a story

the action of the story revolves around the protagonist and the conflict he/she faces

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antagonist

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the character/force the protagonist struggles against & must overcome

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5 major types of conflict

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  1. protagonist vs. nature
  2. protag vs. society
  3. protag vs. another person
  4. protag vs. supernatural being (god-like force, technological creation, etc.)
  5. protag vs. him/herself (internal)
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what does the setting reveal?

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mood, plot, characters, and theme

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setting and mood

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sets overall mood of the story

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setting and plot

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the setting is important at each point in the plot

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setting and characters

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shows the characters’ physical & psychological strengths/weaknesses as they interact w/ the setting

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setting & theme

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says something about life

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chronological order

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events in the order in which they occurred

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flashbacks

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an account of a conversation, episode, or event that happened before the beginning of a story or at an earlier point

interrupts the main action

shows how the past led to the present

provides background info

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en media res

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begins in the middle of a crisis or conflict

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circular/framing structure

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parallel opening & closing

Ex: A House on Mango Street begins & ends at the same address

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foreshadowing

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a writer’s use of hints or clues in early scenes to suggest events that will occur later

prepares the reader for events to come later - often in the climax/resolution

creates suspense

makes readers eager to keep reading

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how do writers build characters?

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reveal STEAL

Speech

Thoughts (private/spoken)

Effects on others (reaction)

Actions

Looks (appearance)

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1st person

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tell their own stories (using PN’s like I, me, and we)

tell us what they think and feel

not always reliable

limited understanding of other characters

story seems more real

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dramatic monologue

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a type of poem in which a speaker addresses one/more silent listeners

narrator often discusses a specific prob/situation, talks abt his/her life & values, reveal his/her relationship w/ the audience

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soliloquy

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a long speech in which a character who is onstage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud

character may discuss specific prob/situation, or reveal his/her deepest private thoughts

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dialogue

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conversation b/w characters.

pay attention to: what characters say & don’t say; how characters respond to each other

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Thoughts

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note whether the characters’ thoughts & feelings match their speech & actions

what is revealed thru the character’s thoughts and feelings?

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Effect on Others

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Note what the others say abt the character/how characters behave in the character’s presence

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Actions

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Observe to determine:

what their personality is like

what motivates them

how they deal w/ conflict

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What draws readers into a story?

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vivid, complex characters whose problems & triumphs draw forth our emotions & reveal some truth abt humankind

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subordinate characters

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add depth & complication to the plot. sidekicks

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flat characters/2-dimensional characters

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a character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change.

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round characters

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a well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits.

usually dynamic

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background characters

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add to the truth/believability/versimilitude of the story.

“narrative furniture”

less than subordinate

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dynamic characters

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change or grow as a result of the story’s actions

learn something abt thmselves, other ppl, or the world as they struggle to resolve their conflicts

the changes that a dynamic character undergoes contribute to the meaning of the story

Ex: Ebenezer Scrooge

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static characters

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a character that remains primarily the same throughout a story or novel. Events in the story do not alter a static character’s outlook, personality, motivation, perception, habits, etc.

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motivation

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drives a character’s actions

explains behaviors, reveals personality

often based on character’s fears, conflicts, needs

can be observed from characters’ behavior, speech, actions

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author’s characterization tools

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clues to communicate characters to the reader:

  1. the character’s name
  2. the character’s physical appearance
  3. the character’s occupation
  4. what the character’s home or surroundings are like
  5. the character’s habits
  6. what others say about the character
  7. what the narrator says about the character
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direct characterization

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the writer makes direct statements about a character’s personality and tells what the character is like

telling

shorter, less imagination

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indirect characterization

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the writer reveals info abt a character and his personality thru STEAL

showing

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third person

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narrator is not a character in the story

may not be an identifiable person but merely a voice

limited, omniscient, objective

often know more abt more characters

might not feel as connected to the story

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limited 3rd person

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the thoughts and feelings of ONE person r discussed

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omnisicient 3rd person

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he/she knows the thoughts & feelings of ALL of the characters

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objective 3rd person

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no thoughts & feelings r discussed

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2nd person

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the writer takes control of the reader, using pronouns such as you, your, and you’re

instructive if giving directions

speechwriting

letterwriting

bossy if told what to think or how to feel

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motif

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reoccurring theme or device

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theme/thesis

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the meaing of the work as a whole, the message the author is trying to convey

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central symbol

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a person/place/obj/gesture/image that stands for something else or that has a greater meaning in addition to what it really is

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exposition

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info the audience needs about what has occurred before the action starts

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climax

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the turning point (often in the most dramatic part)

45
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falling action

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the part following the climax (different from resolution - not all stories have a resolution)

46
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important for analysis?

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EVIDENCE

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internal conflict

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the struggle occurring within a character’s mind

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external conflict

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a struggle occurring outside the mind of a character

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tone

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the writer’s attitude toward the material and/or readers. Tone may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, baffled, tender, serene, depressed, etc.

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diff b/w static and flat characters

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static character doesn’t change from beginning to end of book.

flat character is a character that has only one side, and is unimportant to the story.

51
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Speech

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What does the character say? How does the character speak?

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