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the series of events that make up a story.

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Power in Literature, Short Stories Part 4: Plot

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The part of the story that introduces characters and setting.

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how the events in a story build excitement until they reach their most exciting point

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the turning point of a story when the main character's problem begins to be solved or resolved.

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the part of the plot that comes after the story's climax.

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the end of the story.

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where a story or event takes place.

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A protagonist is the main character of a story. An antagonist is the character in a story who keeps the main character from getting what he wants.

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a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces.

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occurs when a character in literature experiences tension within themselves.

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struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot

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the author's choice of words or phrases in his or her writings.

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involves two characters struggling against each other.

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when a protagonist has a strong belief against the majority of the community or surroundings and decides to act on it.

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when the protagonist, either alone or together with the other characters, is in direct opposition to the forces of nature.

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when a protagonist is facing machines or technology and must prevail against it.

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an underlying message or the big idea of a story.

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the way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences.

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A connotation is used based on the direct meaning of the word.

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how a piece of writing makes a reader feel towards a subject.

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the general atmosphere and emotions the author wants the reader to feel while reading the book.

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a plot device that writers use to insert past events in order to provide context to the current events of a narrative.

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when the author gives you hints about what will happen later on in the story.

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Foreshadowing | Definition & Examples of Foreshadowing

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the repetition of words, phrases or sentences, and even ideas.

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the narrator's voice: first, second, or third person.

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is Point of View?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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a way of storytelling through the narrator's point of view.

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the story is told by the narrator incorporating the reader into the story by using the words 'you,' 'your,' or 'yours;'

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employs a narrator who tells a story without describing any character's thoughts, opinions, or feelings; instead it gives an objective, unbiased point of view.

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A third person limited narrator has access to the thoughts and emotions of just one character.

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This narrator sees everything happening in a story from a somewhat removed perspective, using third person pronouns like “he” and “she.”

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a figure of speech that directly compares two different things.

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A metaphor is a literary device that figuratively compares and equates two things that are not alike. An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.

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the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of what is actually said.

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occurs when speakers say the opposite of what they mean and it is often sarcastic in nature.

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happens when what is expected and intended to happen doesn't take place.

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occurs when the audience or readers know more about a situation than the character does.

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The skillful use of words to persuade or influence others

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an argument that appeals to the audience by emphasizing the speaker's credibility and authority.

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a quality or form of argument in a work or portion of a text that makes the reader experience emotions.

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to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic.

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when you give human qualities to something that isn't human

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an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor.

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when an idea, feeling, emotion, or other concept is used to represent something else.

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a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings

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use of words in an unusual or imaginative manner

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when an author or poet makes an indirect reference to some idea, figure, other text, place, or event that originates from outside the text.

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repetition of a vowel sound in a line of text or poetry.

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a literary technique derived from Latin, meaning “letters of the alphabet.

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Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Imagery, and Irony | Figurative Language Lesson

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a phrase or a sentence that is very similar to an idiom or a piece of American or English slang.

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Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole | Figurative Language Lesson

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a phrase that people say that is commonly accepted as having a different meaning that the individual words may lead you to believe.

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Idioms | Award Winning Teaching Video | What Is An Idiom? | Figurative Language

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a joke misusing the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

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the representation of the traits, motives, and psychology of a character in a narrative.

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a type of literary device used to tell conclusive details about a character to the reader with little or no ambiguity.

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a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly.

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a character in a story who possesses only one or two personality traits, and generally does not change or evolve throughout the story.

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characters who have flaws, face life-altering conflicts, have preferences, and are subject to change in surprising ways.

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a character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality.

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lifelike figures with complex, multifaceted personalities.