Mrs Kauks Flashcards

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Point of view

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Refers to the method of narration used in a short story

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Narrator

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The narrator of a story is the character or voice that relates the story’s events to the reader

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3
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Autobiography

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An autobiography is a writers account of his or her own life

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4
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Character traits

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They develop and change over time

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5
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Motivations

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Or reasons for their behaviors

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First person point of view

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The narrator is a character in the story

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7
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Purpose

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The reason or reasons an airy her wrights

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Characterization

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The way a writer creates and develops characters personalities

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Etymology

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A Words history or origin

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Third person limited point of view

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The narrator tells what only one Character thinks, feels, and observes

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Third person omniscient narrator

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Or all knowing point point of view as in the narrator sees into the minds of all the characters

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12
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Static character

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Is one who remains the same throughout a story

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13
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Round characters

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Is one who complex and highly developed

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14
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Flat character

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Who is not highly developed

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15
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Dynamic character

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Is one who changes throughout the story

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16
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Genre

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Work of literature

17
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Generalization

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Is a broad statement about a class or category of people

18
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Speaker

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the speaker is the voice that talks to the reader

19
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Main idea

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A main idea or controlling idea is the most important idea or impression about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys