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Conflict

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-A disagreement between characters

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Theme

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-Repeated idea with moral or message

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Round Character

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  • A lot about the character is known
  • Usually main character
  • 3-D (see all sides of character)
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Flat Character

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  • Not a lot known about character

- Usually secondary character

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Imagery

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  • How author communicates ideas

- Describes something using descriptive language

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Simile

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-Comparing something using like or as

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Antagonist

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-Bad guy

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Protagonist

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  • Good guy

- Main character

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Mood

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  • Tone
  • Feelings
  • How the reader feels at a particular time (one chapter)
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Dynamic Character

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-Changes a lot

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Tone

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  • How the author feels

- Overall tone

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Diction

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-Choice of words

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Archetype

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-Typical person or thing

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Allegory

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  • Metaphor

- Hidden message

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Indirect Characterization

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-Learning about characters through actions

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Symbol

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-Represents or stands for something else

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Plot

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-Main events of story

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Setting

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-Time, place, social statuses, weather, historical period, and details about immediate surroundings

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Motif

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-A recurring subject, theme or idea in a literary piece

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Direct Characterization

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  • Describes a character in a direct way

- Straightforward

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Irony

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  • Figure of speech

- Intended meaning is different than the actual meaning

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Point of View

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-The way the events and situations are seen

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Metaphor

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-A comparison of 2 unlike things without using like or as