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Literary Terms 9/30
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| setting | where a 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 more than one theme |
| conflict | a problem |
| 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 is in conflict with any force of nature |
| 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 | characters point of view. The narrator does NOT include himself in the story He, she, it, they, them... |
| 3rd person omniscient point of view | the narrator can tell you about the past, present, and future and can tell the story |
| characters | people or animals in a story |
| major character | main/most important characters in a story |
| protagonist | who the story is mostly about |
| antagonist | the character who causes the problem for the protagonist |
| minor character | a character who is not as important in a story; "supporting characters" |
| dynamic character | a character whose attitudes and beliefs change in a story |
| static character | a character whose attitude and beliefs DO NOT change in a story |
| indirect characterization | a character's personality is determined by the way act/treat others |
| direct characterization | a character's personality is told to the reader by the narrator |
| suspense | the quality that keeps the reader intrested |
| symbol | something that stands for or represents something |
| irony | difference between appearances 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 | the author tries to convince the audience of his/her credibility or knowledge of the subject matter. "I know this because..." |
| logos | the author uses logic / "common sense thinking" |
| pathos | 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 five senses |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things by saying one is the other |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| 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 |
| personification | giving non living things human abilities |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| objective | based in facts; having a right or very wrong answer |
| subjective | based on feelings and emotions |
| denotation | the dictionary meaning of a word |
| connotation | implied meaning: feelings associated with a word |
| claim (argument) | a statement that can be argued against |
| rhetoric | a writing technique that is used to persuade a reader to think about a topic from a different perspective/ view point |
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danielaavina
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