Literary Terms? Flashcards

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Variety of a language found in a particular region if the world or in a certain class of people

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Dialect

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  1. The person telling the story’s perspective.

2. A character or person’s way of thinking.

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Point of view

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The use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot

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Foreshadowing

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The series of related events that make up a story

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Plot

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The highest point of interest or excitement; the final and strongest idea or event in a series

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Climax

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In a story, all of the events leading up to the turning point or climax

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Rising action

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After the climax, the action falls

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Falling action

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8
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Place in a story where the story takes another direction

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Turning point

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9
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A distinct type of literature

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Genre

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