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Literary Terms

QuestionAnswer
Allusion An explicit or Implicit reference.
Antagonost Character or force In direct conflict with the protagonist.
Author's purpose The authors reason for creating a work.
Characters-Dynamic or Round/Static or Flat Dynamic/Round Is a major character In a work of fiction who encounters conflict and Is changed by It-Tend to be fully developed; Static/Flat-Minor characters In a work of fiction who do not undergo substantial change or growth In the course of the story.
Climax High point of Intrest or suspense In the story.
Connotation The emotional associatian suggested by the primary meaning of a word.
Denotation The objective meaning of a word Independent of other associations the word calls to mind.
Dialect Regional differences In oral speech.
Epilouge An afterward or concluding section.
Exposition The first part of a plot that explains, Informs, Or presents information.
External conflict The main character struggles with another person or with an outside force.
Falling action Part of the story which follows the climax and leads to the resolution.
Flashback A section of the story that Interupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time.
Foreshadowing The writer's hints and clues that suggests events that may still occur.
Inference To "Take out of" Or to draw a conclusion based on that which is implied.
Inner voice What you say or think to yourself as you Interpret the story or play.
Internal conflict A self Imposed challenge.
Jargon A language/Words/Expressions specific to a specific group.
Metacognition A Self-awareness of how a person thinks.
Mood The atmosphere or feel of the story.
Narrator Person or Character telling the story.
Plot A sequence of related events.
Point of view-Limited/Omniscient How the author chooses to tell the story-1st Person-Told by one of the characters, 3rd Person-Not a character in the story.
Prologue A preface or introduction to the story.
Propaganda Information, Ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person.
Protagonist A main character of the story.
Resolution/Denouement The end of the central story or play.
Rising action Events from a story preceding the climax where various problems develop.
Setting Time and place In which the action of the story takes place.
Stereotype A character that fits a standardized mental picture of what members of a certin group are like.
Style The way an author puts the words together to create a story using a combination of literary elements to create something unique and personall.
Suspense Mental uncertainty, excitement as to the outcome.
Symbol A person, Place, Or object that has meaning In Itself.
Theme The main Idea or message of the story that the author wants the reader to know.
Tone The author's attitude toward the subject, Reader, Or character.
Irony When the outcome or action Is unexpected or oppisite of what you would expect.
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