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Essential Literary Terms Flashcards

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Exposition

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introduction to a story- everyone is introduced

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Climax

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the most intense, exciting, and important part of the story

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Resolution

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the final act- everything gets resolved

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Annotation

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A note outside of the story

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Alliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or stanza

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Antagonist

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opponent of the main character

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Autobiography

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an account of a person’s life written by themselves

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Biography

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a story in which the subject is the life of a person

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Characterization

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the creation of a fictional character

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Conflict

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a serious disagreement

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Connotation

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a suggestion made by the use of a particular word

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Denotation

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The primary meaning of a word

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Dialogue

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a conversation between two or more characters

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Diction

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The choice and use of words

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Fiction

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fake, made-up story

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Figurative Language

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a type of communication that doesn’t use realistic meaning

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Flashback

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interrupts the story to show a past memory

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Foreshadowing

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a warning of a future event

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Genre

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category a story is placed in

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statement

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Imagery

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visual description

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Irony

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Sarcasm, dryness

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is given to an object

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Non-fiction

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Based on real events, true

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Novel

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a book of length

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Novella

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Stories shorter than Novels but longer than short stories

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Onomontepia

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a word that is a sound effect (Boom!)

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Personification

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giving a non-human thing human-like qualities

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Plot

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The main events of a story

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1st POV

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narrated by a character in the story

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3rd POV

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narrated by someone outside of the story

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Omniscient

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The narrator knows all the character’s thoughts and feelings

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Protagonist

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main character

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Satire

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The use of humor to expose stupidity

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Setting

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time, place, and environment in which the story occurs

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Simile

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a figure of speech comparing two things

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Symbol

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use of a concrete image to show an abstract idea

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Theme

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The subject or topic of a story

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Tone

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general character or attitude of a place; mood

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