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    1. Literature Terms Another handful for Sheehy English
    2. 4 Terms this time
      • Character
      • Symbol
      • Setting
      • Theme
    3. Character
      • The basic: A character is any participant in a story
      • 3 Ways to think of characters
        • Static & Dynamic
        • Round & Flat
        • Character Foils
    4. Character
      • A character can be either
      • Dynamic
      • Or
      • Static
    5. Static Characters
      • These characters stay the same throughout the story.
    6. Dynamic Characters
      • These characters change somehow during the story.
    7. Character
      • A character can be either
      • Round
      • Or
      • Flat
    8. Round characters
      • These characters are many sided and complex.
      • Usually we see they have virtues and faults
    9. Flat characters
      • We see only one side, or trait, of these characters.
    10. Character
      • A character may often have a character foil.
      • This helps readers recognize particular characteristics.
    11. Character Foil
      • This is when a character is portrayed as opposite of another character in a particular way.
    12. Character Foil, cont’d
      • By putting the two characters next to each other, the characteristic, or difference, is emphasized.
    13. Three other terms
      • Symbol
      • Setting
      • Theme
    14. Symbol
      • Something that stands for something greater than itself.
    15. Setting
      • The time and place.
      • Often, setting is used to create a particular mood.
    16. Theme
      • A main insight or idea that is explored in a work
    17. That’s it this time
      • There will be more to come!
    18. Image Attribution
      • Original image: ' bogged down on the beach ' www.flickr.com/photos/53454935@N00/27401671 by: broterham
      • Original image: ' dragon jade ' www.flickr.com/photos/31661752@N00/405175288 by: Shooting Chris
      • Original image: ' impossible object ' www.flickr.com/photos/10508943@N00/153776153 by: Till Krech
      • Original image: ' Attention Montana: Colorado Is Also Big Sky Country ' www.flickr.com/photos/70619288@N00/1196507182 by: Fort Photo
      • Original image: ' Tall and Skinny ' www.flickr.com/photos/57038667@N00/483101804 by: Cindy Seigle
      • Original image: ' Giant Shrimp ' www.flickr.com/photos/54142175@N00/395046244 by: Chris Hemmerly
      • Original image: ' These Colors Don't Fade ' www.flickr.com/photos/37646957@N00/467977606 by: Todd Hall
      • Original image: ' Creepy, creaking, haunted- looking..synagogue . ' www.flickr.com/photos/46757930@N00/691516921 by: Amanda Cooper a.k.a "Demandor"
      • Original image: ' Susie Through the Flowers ' www.flickr.com/photos/47627202@N00/16128560 by: Vince
      • Original image: ' Exploring an idea ' www.flickr.com/photos/16985707@N00/112404324 by: Jonathan Jones

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