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Protagonist
The main character.
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Antagonist
Something or someone that goes against the protagonist.
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Deuteragonist
The 2nd most important character that wavers between the supporting and opposing the protagonist.
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Tritagonist
The 3rd Character that balances the situation between the Protagonist and Deuteragonist.
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Peripeteia
A sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal.
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Anagorisis
The critical moment of recognition or discovery.
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Catharsis
The relieving of emotional tension e.g sex, crying, fighting etc.
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Realism
The view or realisation of the truth. It is also the action of confronting honesty.
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Exposition
The beginning where the reader is in a position to have an opinion on the story.
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Denouement
The ending where a resolution has been found and a return to equilibrium.
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Hamartia
A fatal flaw leading to the tragic downfall of the progatonist.
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Catastrophe
A sudden widespread disaster.
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Duality
2 sides that are the complete contrast of each other.
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Microcosm
A small scale representation of social issues.
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Retribution
Punishment in the form of somthing that will lead to the perpetrator repenting.
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Moral Rectitude
When somone is more morally righteous than another.
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Surrealism
Something beneath reality, in sub conscience of the unconscience of things that don't appear familiar.
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Cultivated
To grow and to be the best thing of something - the ultimate.
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Trope
A pattern or figurative idea that is developed almost like a motif.
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Utopian
An idealised imagery, - idealised perfection.
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Dystopian
A society characterised by human misery, as squalor, oppresion, isease and overcrowding.
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Euphemism
A nice way of saying something instead of being direct, - "Your nan has passed away."
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Dysphemism
An unpleasent way of saying something instead of being direct, - "You smell like ****."
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Fantasy
Imagination, especially when extragent and unrestrained.
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Transient
Something that is tempory.
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Intransigence
The unwilligness or refusal to change ones view on something.
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Dogma
A set of rules set by an authority and it cannot be challenged.
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Clemency
Offering mercy, compassion, leniency.
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Zoomorphism
Technique in which to show humans with animal traits.
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Anthropomorphism
Technique in which an animal or object is given human traits.
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Symbiotic
To co exist with something.
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Sadistic
Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, sufering or humiliation on another thing.
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Paroxysm
A sudden attrack or outburst of a particular emotion or activity.
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Paradigm
The best of that item.
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Allegory
A small scale story used to symbolise the moral message of something mirrored in society,
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Pschoanalyst
Where something is presented as the humans Pyschoanalytical state and the characters or setting reflect different tyoes of people in various situations.
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Card 2

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Something or someone that goes against the protagonist.

Back

Antagonist

Card 3

Front

The 2nd most important character that wavers between the supporting and opposing the protagonist.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

The 3rd Character that balances the situation between the Protagonist and Deuteragonist.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

A sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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