Lit. Terms
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| antagonist | the force (usually a person) that opposes the main character in the atempt to solve a problem and resolve the conflict |
| characterization | the portrail in a story of an imagonary person by what he syas or does |
| climax | the point of the highest interest or dramatic intensity |
| external conflict | a struggle between the protagonist and some outside force |
| internal conflict | a struggle between conflicting forces within the heart and mind of the protagonist |
| denonement | the unraveling of the plot (resolution) |
| exposition | the beginning of a story |
| flashback | a device by which a writer interupts the main action of a story |
| foreshadowing | the dropping of important hints by the author to prepare the reader |
| irony | a mode of expression in which the author says one thing and means the opposite |
| plot | the series of events that make up the action |
| 1st peron point of view | the narration of the story by the main character |
| 3rd person omniscient point of view | the narration of the story by an all-knowing observer |
| protagonist | usually main character who faces a problem |
| setting | the time and place in which the events in a work of fiction occur |
| symbol | an object that stands for an idea, belief, etc |
| theme | the idea, general truth |
| pseudonym | fake name |
| metaphor | comparison without using like or as |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| suspense | build up |
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