Literary Terms Flashcards

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Antagonist

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Bad person in story

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Connotation

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A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing it describes

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flashbacks

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looking at a past event

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Foreshadowing

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Hint for later in the story

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Inference

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A conclusion based on the evidence and information already shown

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Mood

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Feeling and tone

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Plot

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events that make up the story

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point of view

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1st 2nd or 3rd

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Protagonist

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Good guy in story

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style

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authors unique way of writing

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symbolism

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an object representing another to give it a deeper meaning

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Theme

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main idea or underlying meaning

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tone

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Attitude of the writer

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