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Prose
Most writing is not poetry
Antagonist
The enemy of the hero also called the villain
Protagonist
The person who receives all the attention and sympathy from the reader (hero)
Characterization
Methods used to represent the personality of the character
Direct
The authors pacifically describes the character
Indirect
The reader has to figure out what the character is like what does the person do say other characters opinions
Conflict
Two opposing forces
Human versus human
Struggle between two or more characters
Human versus society
Struggle with the group
Human versus nature
Struggle with environment
Human versus himself
Struggle within the character’s mind or conscience
Man versus super nature
Struggle with super natural forces
Plot
The sequence of related events that make up a story
Initial event
The beginning event
Rising action
The part of the story rising to the main part