Point of View - The perspective from which a story is told, First Person - Narrator is a character using 'I' or 'we', Third Person Limited - Narrator knows thoughts of one character, Third Person Omniscient - Narrator knows all characters’ thoughts, Perspective - How characters view and interpret events, Types of Conflict - Struggles including internal and external conflict, Internal Conflict - Struggle within a character (e.g., guilt, decision), External Conflict - Struggle between character and outside force, Epistolary Novel - Story told through letters or journal entries, Frame Narrative - A story within a story, In Medias Res - Story begins in the middle of action, Chronological - Events arranged in order of occurrence, Flashback - An interruption to show past events, Tone - Author’s attitude toward the subject, Mood - The emotional feeling created in the reader, Setting - Time and place where the story happens, Diction - Word choice used by the author, Syntax - The arrangement of words and phrases, Theme vs. Topic - Theme is a deeper message; topic is the subject, Tragedy - A drama where the protagonist is brought to ruin, Comedy - A drama intended to amuse and usually ends happily, Dramatic Irony - Audience knows something the character does not, Situational Irony - When the outcome is different than expected, Verbal Irony - Saying the opposite of what one means, Monologue - Long speech by one character, Political Drama - Drama with a political message or theme, Modern Drama - Drama dealing with real-life issues, Theatre of the Absurd - Drama that explores the absurdity of life, Imagery - Descriptive language that appeals to the senses,

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