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Literary terms Flashcards

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Setting

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The time, place, and circumstance of the story.

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Plot (Initial Situation)

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Circumstances at the beginning of the story.

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Plot (Inciting Force)

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Incident which starts the main conflict.

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Plot (Rising Action)

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Incidents building towards the climax.

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Plot (Climax)

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High point of interest in the story.

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Plot (Turning Point)

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When things change after the climax leading to the falling action.

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Plot (Falling Action)

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The final incident or comment which explains the message of the story or the ending.

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Protagonist

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The main character in the story.

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Antagonist

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The opponent of the main character.

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Character (Physical)

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A description of what you see.

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Character (Mental)

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Relating to the mind.

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Character (Moral)

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Relating to the principles of right and wrong.

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Character (Temperamental)

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Related to the mood.

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Conflict (Person vs Person)

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A character in conflict with another character.

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Conflict (Person vs Self)

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A character in conflict with themself.

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Conflict (Person vs Nature)

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A character in conflict with an element of nature.

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Conflict (Person vs Fate)

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A person in conflict with something beyond their control.

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Conflict (Person vs Society)

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A character in conflict with a community of people.

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Theme

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The lesson or message conveyed to the reader.

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Mood

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The feeling experienced by the readers.

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Atmosphere

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The feeling or mood created and experienced by its readers.

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Point of view (First Person)

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The narrator is a character in the story.

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Point of view (Third Person)

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The narrator is someone outside of the story.

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Point of view (Third person omniscient)

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The narrator is able to share the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

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Point of view (Third person limited omniscient)

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The narrator is able to share the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

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Point of view (Third person objective)

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The narrator is unaware of the characters feelings and thoughts and only shares their point of view.

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Suspense

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The expectation, anxiousness, or uncertainty regarding the outcome of events.

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Flashback

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When events in a story are related to a point in the narrative after later story events have already been recounted.

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Imagery

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The use of language in a literary work that evokes sense.

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Symbolism

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When objects or actions represent an idea or possess meaning.

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Catharsis

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A symbolic cleansing of character by means of the plot. A seemingly broken character is reborn.

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Irony of situation

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Occurs when the outcome of events is opposite to expected.

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Dramatic irony

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When the audience knows more about the character’s situation than the character does.

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Allusion

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An indirect reference to some event, person, or place without context.

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Pathos

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The feeling of pity or sorrow regarding characters or a situation.

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Foreshadowing

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A hint or indication that something is going to happen.

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Contrast

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Opposites.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration for the sake of emphasis in a figure of speech.

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Genre

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The type or classification of the piece of literature.

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Pathetic Fallacy

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Occurs when the physical aspects of the book such as weather conditions parallel with the emotions of characters or events in the plot.

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Empathy

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Identification with the feelings of another character.

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Sympathy

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Feeling along with the mental state and emotions of another character.

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Tone

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The mood or atmosphere of a work.

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Foil

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Contrasting characters.

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Simile

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A comparison using “like” or “as”.

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Metaphor

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A comparison without using “like” or “as”.

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Comic Relief

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The introduction of comedy/comic characters in a serious scene.

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Pun

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An expression with two distinct meanings.

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Aside

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A few words spoken in an undertone to be inaudible to some characters.

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Soliloquy

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A dramatic device in which a character speaks their thoughts and is not heard by another character.

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Microcosm

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Something very small that presents qualities of something larger.

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