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A plot is the sequence of events that make up a story,

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Power in Literature, Short Stories Part 4: Plot

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The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story

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All of the events that lead to the eventual climax, including character development and events that create suspense.

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The decisive moment, or turning point, at which the rising action of the play is reversed to falling action

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The period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax

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The end of the story where the conflict is resolved

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The protagonist is the main character and the antagonist is the protagonist's opponent or enemy.

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The problem in the story

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When a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs

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Sets a character against something or someone beyond their control

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The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work

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Choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness

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Diction: Explanation, Effects, Example | AP Lang Rhetorical Strategies

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The set of rules that determine the arrangement of words in a sentence

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Denotation: The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary.
Connotation: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal.

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DENOTATIONS & CONNOTATIONS | English Lesson

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The stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature

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A feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story

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A scene that takes place before a story begins

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is a Flashback?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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A narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted

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Foreshadowing | Definition & Examples of Foreshadowing

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The repetition of grammatical elements in a piece of writing to create a harmonious effect

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What Is Parallelism?": Oregon State Guide to Grammar

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Direct comparison of two UNLIKE things using "like" or "as"

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Direct comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

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Metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose poetry.

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Giving non-human things human characteristics.

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EXTREME exaggeration

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A literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond literal meaning.

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Rhetorical term that describes words phrases that, when placed together, create paradoxes or contradictions.

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Oregon State University - School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is an Oxymoron?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers