Literature Concepts: Prose – Flashcards
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plot
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the sequence of events in a story
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exposition
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introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation
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rising action
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the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax
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climax
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the decisive moment in a novel or play
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falling action
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events after the climax, leading to the resolution
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resolution
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the final unraveling or solution of the plot
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setting
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the context and environment in which something is set
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character
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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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conflict
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opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
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protagonist
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the principal character in a work of fiction
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antagonist
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A character or force in conflict with the main character
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round
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the way to describe a realistic character that has many different character traits; fully developed; three-dimensional
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flat
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the way to describe a character that, having only one or two traits, is easily described and one-dimensional
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dynamic
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the way to describe a character who changes in some way during the course of a work of fiction
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static
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the way to describe a character who stays essentially the same during the course of a work of fiction
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narrator
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the person who is telling the story
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point of view
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the perspective from which a story is told
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omniscient
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the way to describe a narrator having unlimited knowledge; all knowing
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foreshadowing
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the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
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flashback
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the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative
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irony
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a contrast between expectation and reality; a contrast between appearance and reality
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symbol
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something that stands for or represents something else
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tone
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the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers)
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theme
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a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; the central meaning of a literary work
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tragedy
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drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
