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literary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conflict | a struggle between two opposing forces |
| exposition | basic information at the beginning of a story that includes character and background |
| setting | where story takes place. Includes time of year,time of day, time in history. |
| mood | the atmosphere ; how the story makes the reader feel. The mood is usually determined by the setting. |
| Theme/Message | The lesson the author (writer) wants you (the reader) to learn. Some stories have many messages. A theme will be written in |
| internal conflict / person vs , self | a person must make a difficult decision |
| external conflict | a conflict that is created by an outside force |
| person vs, person | a fight between 2 people or an argument between 2 people. |
| person vs, society | a person is in conflict with an idea believed by a group of people (racism) |
| person vs, nature | a person in conflict with any force of nature animals , weather , trapped in the ocean .... |
| person vs, fate (destiny) | when a person is in conflict with his/her destiny . |
| narrator | "person" telling the story |
| tone | how the narrator feels about the subject (tone of voice) |
| point of view | how a story is told - there are only 3 answers |
| 1st person point of view | the narrator is in the story ; I , me,my,we, our..... |
| 3rd person limited point of view | the narrator tells the story from ONE other character's point of view. The narrator does NOT include himself in the story. He, |
| 3rd person omniscient point of view | the narrator can tell you about the past , present , and future and can tell the story through many people |
| characters | people or animals in the story |
| major character | main/most important characters in a story |
| protagonist | who the story is mostly about/ the "good guy" |
| antagonist | the character who cause the problem for the protagonist / the "bad guy" |
| minor character | a character who is not as important in a story ; "supporting" characters |
| dynamic character | a character whose attitude and beliefs DO NOT change in a story |
| indirect characterization | a character's personalty is told to the reader by the narrator |
| direct characterization | a character's personality is told to the reader by the narrator |
| suspense | the quality that keeps the reader interested |
| symbol | something that stands for or represents something else |
| irony | difference between appearance and reality |
| foreshadowing | hints that help the reader predict what will happen in the story |
| inference | guess- based on information in the text AND what you know to be true |
| ethos | an appeal to the authority or credibility of the presenter. the presenter convinces the audience he/she is qualified to speak |
| logos | the author uses logic/ "common sense thinking" to convince the reader / audience that his/her idea is correct . use facts |
| pathos | the author uses emotion to create sympathy for his/her argument . the author may cause the reader to feel angry. |
| diction | word choice ... what words has the writer used to tell his/her "story" |
| imagery | creating a "mental picture" by appealing to the 5 sense (sight , sound, smell, touch, taste) |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unalike things by saying one is the other . Ex: it is an oven in the classroom |
| simile | a comparison of two unalike things by using "like " or "as" Ex: it is as hot as an oven in my classroom |
| onomatopoeia | sound words ex: pop, pow, buzz |
| allusion | a reference in a story to an historical event or another story |
| alliteration | repeating the beginning SOUND of words ex: peter piper picked pickles |
| personification | giving non living thing human abilities |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration ex: i am so hungry i could eat a horse |
| objective | based in facts ; having a right or wrong answer |
| subjective | based on feelings and emotions |
| denonation | the dictionary meaning of a word |
| connotation | impiled meaning ; feelings associated with a word |
| cliam (argument) | a statement that can be argued against |
| rhetoric | a writting technique that is used to persuade a reader to think about a topic from a different perspective / view point . |
Created by:
carleyharper
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