Literary Terms

Question 1

Allegory

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A story or narrative in which a moral principle for abstract truth is presented by means of fictional characters and events

Question 2

Antagonist

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I character or force in conflict with main care

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Anthropomorphism

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Where animals or in animate objects are portrayed in the story as people.

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Autobiography

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Form of nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life

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Biography

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Form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the story of another person

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Character

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Person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work

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Dynamic character

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A character who changes in develops in the course of the story

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Flat character

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Possesses only one or two personality traits and riddle is any background information is revealed

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Round character

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A fully develop character whose background is your view in his personality traits, of good and bad, are shown

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Static character

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A character whose personality remains the same

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Characterization

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Act of creating and developing a character

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Climax

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The highest point of interest when it’s not clear how the conflict will be resolved

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces

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External conflict

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Where the main character struggles against an outside force or person

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Internal conflict

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Takes place within the mind of the main character

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Development

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Any important event that moves the story along to the climax

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Dialogue

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Conversation between characters

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Drama

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Story written to be performed by actors

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Essay

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Short, nonfiction work written on a particular subject

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Exposition

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A part of the story where the setting and characters are revealed

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Fable

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Brief story, usually with animals as main characters, that teaches a lesson or moral

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Fantasy

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Highly imaginative form of writing that contains elements not found in real life

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Realistic fiction

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Create imaginary characters and situations that realistically depict or mirror our world and society.

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Literary fiction

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Is a term principally used for certain fictional works that Hold literary merit

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Figurative language/figure of speech

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A word or phrase that describes one thing as another and is not meant to be taken literally

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Flashback

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Section of a literary work that interrupts the story to relate to an event from an earlier time

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Foil

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A character who is, in many ways, the opposite of the main character.

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Dialect

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A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

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Fiction

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Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events