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LIterary Terms 10-4
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Theme/message | the lesson the author (writer) wants you (the reader) to learn. Some stories have many messages. A theme will be written in a complete sentence |
| 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. faith (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 the story is told - there are only 3 answers 1st person 3rd Person Omniscient 3rd Person |
| 1st person pov | 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,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 through many people |
| characters | people or animals in a story |
| major character | main/most important characters in a story |
| protagonist | who the story is mostly about/ the "good guy" |
| antagonist | the character who causes 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 attitudes and beliefs change in history |
| static character | a character whose attitudes and beliefs do not change in history |
| indirect characterization | a character's personality is determined by the way they act/treat 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. Uses facts |
| pathos | the author uses emotion to create sympathy for his/her "story" |
| diction | word choice ... what words has the writer used to tell his/her "story" |
| imagery | creating a "mental picture" by appealing to the 5 senses (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: |
| personification | giving non living thing human abilities |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration EX: I am so hungry I could eat a horse |
| objective | based in facts |
| 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 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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CharlieCompany
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