1 Literary Terms

Question 1

Protagonist

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A main character in a literary work

Question 2

Antagonist

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A character in conflict with the main character in a literary work

Question 3

A flat character

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Shows only one personality trait

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A round character

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Shows very didn’t often contradictory personality traits

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Direct characterization

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Traits revealed through direct statements

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Indirect characterization

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Trades revealed through the characters thoughts words and actions

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Setting

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Time and place of the story

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Internal conflict

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Conflict that exist within the mind of a character

Question 9

External conflict

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Conflict between character vs character, character vs nature, character vs society, or character vs fate

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a literary work

Question 11

Exposition

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Introduction of characters

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Rising action

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An element of plot that adds complications to the conflict and increases readers interest

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Climax

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Where the story is at the point of the greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense

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Falling action

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An element of plot that typically follows the climax abd reveals its results

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Resolution

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Where the falling action suggest the outcome of the conflict

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First person point of view

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Where the character is the narrator, using I, me etc.

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Third person limited

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Where the near raider can only go into the mind of one character using pronouns such as he, she, them etc.

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Third person omniscient

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Where the. Narrator can go into the minds of all characters

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Narrator

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The character who tells the story

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Description

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A detailed portrayal of something, or hoping read or see, hear, smell, taste or feel the subject

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Dialogue

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Conversation between characters in a literary work that reveals personalities

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Mood

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The feeling or atmosphere an author creates in a literary work

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Foreshadow

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Clues or hints at events occurring later in the story

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Imagery

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Words that appeal to our five senses

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Dramatic irony

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When the reader knows something that the character does not

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Situational irony

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When the outcome of a situation is opposite of expected

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Verbal irony

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When one person says something and means another

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Symbol

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An object or experience that represent something else

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Allusion

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A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music, art, or history

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Diction

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And authors choice of words

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Figurative language

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Language use for a descriptive affect including hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, or an understatement

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Flashback

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A literary device in which in earlier episode or conversation is inserted into a sequence

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Hyperbole

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Great exaggeration use for emphasis

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Idiom

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The word different from the dictionary meaning

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Metaphor

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Figure of speech comparing 2 unalike things

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Simile

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Compares two unlike things using like or as

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Oxymoron

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A combination of seemingly contradictory words

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to objects

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Paradox

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And situation that includes two parts, both are true but seem to contact each other

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Parallelism

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The use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form

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Tone

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A reflection of the writers attitude toward the story

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Satire

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A form of writing that makes people mad

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Theme

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The main idea or message of the story