Fiction/Literary Nonfiction

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Antagonist

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The character who opposes the protagonist or the goals of the protagonist.

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Characterization

(direct)

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The method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance

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Climax

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The highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak.

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Conflict

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In literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story. Conflict may be internal, as a psychological conflict within a character, or external (e.g., man versus man, man versus nature, or man versus society).

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Falling action

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The element of plot structure that takes place after the climax and begins to resolve the conflict(s) of the story before the resolution.

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Flashback

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A brief interruption in the plot that describes an earlier event or time in order to provide clarity, background, and context about an event currently taking place in the narrative.

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Characterization

(indirect)

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revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc.

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Protagonist

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the main character in a narrative who is at the center of the story

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Resolution

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 the conclusion or final outcome of a story that in some capacity resolves all problems and conflicts

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Rising action

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the element of plot structure that develops the conflict through a series of events to build interest and/or suspense and leads up to the climax