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Lit Terms
Term | Definition |
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Character | a person/animal that is featured in a literary work |
conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
context | the environment of characters |
dialouge | conversation between characters |
fiction | prose writing about imaginary characters and events |
first person | a figure of speech using I or Me |
historical context | actual political and social events and trends of the time |
narrative | a story |
narrator | a speaker or character that tells a story |
non-fiction | tells a story about real people and events |
plot | a sequence of events |
point of view | the perspective that the story is told from |
setting | the time and place |
theme | the central message |
third person | talking about yourself |
Author's Purpose | 1. persuade 2. entertain 3. inform 4. reflect |