Vocab Words Flashcards

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What means the atmosphere or feeling of a literary work.The setting can contribute to establishing the mood of a story.

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Mood

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What means the time and place in which a story takes place?

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Setting

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What means the individuals whose thoughts and actions make up a story?

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Characters

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What means the central, focal figure in a work of fiction?

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Protagonist

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What means a character or force that works against the protagonist , creating obstacles?

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Antagonist

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What means characters that are fully developed with both positive quilters and flaws?

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Round Characters

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What means characters that undergo change over the course of a story as a result of their experience ?

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Dynamic characters

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What means characters that do not undergo any change from the story’s inception to its conclusion?

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Static characters

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What means characters that are stero typical and one demensional ?

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Flat characters

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What means methods used by an author to develop a character?

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Characterization

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What means the arrangement or sequence of events within a story?

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Plot

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What means an obstacle struggle or controversy that the. Protagonist must resolve to overcome?

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Conflict

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What means a conflict in which the protagonist has a problem with another character?

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Character vs character

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What means a conflict in which the protagonist must struggle against a harsh environment or natural disaster ?

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Character vs nature

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What means a conflict in which the protagonist faces a problem with a part or the whole of society?

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Character vs society

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What means a conflict in which the protagonist is at odds with an internal problem such as fear shyness or guilt?

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Character vs self

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What is a conflict in which the protagonist struggles with a force that seems beyond the characters control?

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Character vs fate

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What is a second story within the main plot of the story ?

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Subplot

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What is in fiction the plot normally begins with expositions?

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Exposition

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What is the use of clues early in a story to give hints about events that will happen later?

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Foreshadowing

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What is a series of events and conflicts involving the story’s character that leads to the climax?

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Rising action

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What is the turning point of the story?

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Climax

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What is also referred to as denouement, it is the action that follows the climax and leads to the resolution ?

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Falling action

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What is the conclusion of the story?

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Resolution

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What is an unexpected twist in the resolution of a story?

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Situational irony

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What is the idea or ideas. That weave the characters setting and events together ?

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Theme