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| fiction |
prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:59:53 GMT |
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| fantasy |
highly imaginative form of writing that contains elements not found in real life |
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| fable |
a brief story, usually with animals as main characters, that teaches a lesson or moral |
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| exposition |
the part of the story where the setting and characters are revealed |
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| essay |
short, nonfiction work written on a particular subject |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:56:12 GMT |
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| drama |
story written to be preformed by actors |
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| dialect |
a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group |
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| dialogue |
conversation between characters |
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| development |
any important event that moves the story along to the climax |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:52:45 GMT |
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| internal conflict |
takes place within the mind of the character (protagonist) |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:52:45 GMT |
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| external conflict |
where the main character struggles with an outside force or person |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:52:45 GMT |
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| conflict |
a struggle between opposing forces; it is one of the most important elements in the story because it causes actions that form the plot |
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| climax |
the highest point of interest when it is not clear how the conflict will be resolved |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:22:36 GMT |
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| characterization |
act of creating or developing a character |
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| static character |
a character whose personality remains the same; no growth or change occurs |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:22:36 GMT |
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| round character |
a fully developed character whose background is revealed and whose personality traits, both good and bad, are shown |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:18:29 GMT |
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| flat character |
possesses only one or two personality traits and little, if any, background information is revealed |
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| dynamic character |
a character who changes and develops in the course of the story |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:18:29 GMT |
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| character |
person or animal who takes part in the action of literary work |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:18:29 GMT |
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| biography |
form of nonfiction in which the writer tells the life story of another person |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:12:44 GMT |
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| autobiography |
form of nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life story |
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| anthropomorphism |
where animals or inanimate objects are portrayed in a story as people; they have given human emotions and capabilities or may be walking, talking or given arms, legs, facial features, human locomotion or other anthropoid form. (this technique is often incorrectly call personification) |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:12:44 GMT |
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| antagonist |
a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:12:44 GMT |
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| allegory |
a story or narrative in which a moral principle or abstract truth is presented by means of fictional characters and events |
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surfergal4life Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:04:48 GMT |
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