Fiction:
- plot
- 4 parts of plot: exposition,
conflict, climax,
resolution
- two main types of conflict: internal conflict, external
conflict
- 6 types of external conflict: person vs. person, society,
nature, technology/machine, animal, and supernatural
- 1 type of internal conflict: person vs. self
- foreshadowing
- suspense
- flashback
- protagonist
- antagonist
- foil
- dynamic character
- static character
- round character
- flat character
- foil character
- two ways an author can develop character: direct and
indirect presentation
- indirect presentation comes about in five ways: character's
words, thoughts, appearance, actions and what other characters
think of him or her
- point of view
- there are five types of point of view:
1st person,
2nd
person,
3rd person limited,
3rd person omniscient, and objective
- setting: the setting involves the time, both of day and of
history, weather, and "furniture"
- atmosphere
- tone
- theme
- figurative language
- metaphor
- simile
- symbol
- allegory
- irony: there are three kinds of irony:
verbal,
situational,
dramatic
- fiction
- short story
- novel
- prose
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Poetry:
Drama:
- stage directions
- dialogue
- monologue
- soliloquy
- aside
- pun
- prologue
- epilogue
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