plot structure Flashcards
1
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plot
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organization of events or episodes presented by the writer as an interconnected sequence in a story
2
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conflict
A
the main character of any story has goals or needs, to achieve them the character will have to face obstacles
3
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climax
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the most emotionally charged part of a story– the turning point for the protagonist
4
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denouement
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the unraveling of the plot after the climax
5
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flashback
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a sudden shift in the plot from the present to the past
6
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foreshadowing
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a warning or hit of events that will happen later
7
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motif
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a recurring concept, image, character or incident that forms part of the plot, structure or theme
8
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inference
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“reading between the lines” to figure out what is implied rather than stated
9
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theme
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one of he central or controlling ideas of a piece of literature
