POV - point of view, first person narrative POV - "I walked into the store and saw no one was behind the counter. This seems fishy, I thought.", second person narrative POV - "Imagine this. You're on a deserted island and you only have one jug of water to last you a week...", third person limited POV - this kind of narrator only knows what's going on inside the heart and mind of one character, third person omniscient POV - this type of narrator has full access to all characters' thoughts, feelings, situations; no bias, appearance - a method of characterization shown to readers through physical description and clothing, what others' say about them - a method of characterization shown to readers by what other characters say about them, what they say - a method of characterization shown to readers by what they say, how they act, interact - a method of characterization shown to readers by a character's actions and interactions, character trait - displayed through one's actions; an advective, setting - a story's time, place, and circumstances, mood - is how the text makes a reader feel, internal conflict - within the protagonist, external conflict - between protagonist and outside forces, person vs. person - a physical altercation between two characters; a verbal discussion, person vs. self - struggling to figure out what the right thing to do is, person vs. nature - A character struggles to get to the top of a mountain while it's raining., person vs. technology - When Lydia Hadley feels useless because of the nursery and things their house can do for them, personal vs society - When Tessie Hutchinson gets stoned to death by her community., personal vs. supernatural - When Marvel characters struggle against each other's talents and inhumanly talents , topic - a one word subject about the text; the answer when asked "what is this story about?", theme - the central message, or lesson the author wants his/her reader to understand, theme statement - The author wants us to know that __________________., Exposition - The setting is revealed, characters are introduced, circumstance/conflict slowly revealed, Inciting Incident  - The moment that drives the story forward; the reader is intrigued to read on as the conflict is apparent, Rising Action - Central conflict gets complicated by events, obstacles, etc.; approaching the climax, Climax - Most tension: What will happen? Will the conflict be resolved or not? Most exciting part, Falling Action - Central conflict starts to get resolved (internal or external); sense the end is near, Resolution - Conflict is resolved, for better (Lamb to the S) or for worse (Harrison B), Short Story - fictional; short in length; simple setting & characters; takeaway msg or lesson,

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