Literary terms

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the character or force against the protagonist

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Antagonist

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techniques writers use to develop characters

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Characterization

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the high point of interest and excitement; turning point

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climax

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the way people talk based on where they are from

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dialect

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main character’s personality changes

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dynamic character

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background info from the beginning of the story

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exposition

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any struggle of force outside the main character

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external conflict

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after climax; resolves loose ends

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falling action

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fake; can be used on real events, comes from the imagination of the author

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fiction

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character is the narrator uses words like I Me We Ours

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first person

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signals a change from one stage of life to another

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rite of passage

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fig of speech that makes a comparison using like or as

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simile

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describes more simply and usually only sees one side

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Flat character

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pausing the story to flashback in time prior to the start of the story

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Flashback

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a character who provides a striking contrast to another character

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foil

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hints or clues about what is to come

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foreshadowing

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type of category of literature

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genre

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characters struggle with something inside

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internal conflict

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contrast between what is expected and reality

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irony

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feeling that the author gives to reader

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mood

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a chain of related events

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plot

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main character

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protagonist

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clarification of plot after falling action

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resolution

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everything that leads to the climax

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rising action

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opposite of a flat character

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round character

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ideas or behavior, actions, customs, are ridiculed to make society better

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satire

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reference to another literary work or to a famous person place or event

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allusion

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where and when something occurs, time and place

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setting

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work of fiction that contains 4 main elements setting theme plot and characters

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short story

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characters who remain the dame throughout the whole story

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static characters

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general assumptions about certain types of people

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sterotypes

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feeling on edge tension or excitement

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suspense

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narrator tells what 1 person thinks

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third person limited pov

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all-knowing sees into the minds of many characters

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third person omniscient

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an unexpected turn of events at the end of the story

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surprise ending