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7LA-Ele. of Lit.
Melton - Elements of Literature
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| genre | a category of literature (realistic fiction, fantasy, science fiction...) |
| protagonist | the main character in a piece of literature |
| antagonist | a character in conflict with the main character |
| motivation | force driving the character's actions, thoughts, feelings, speech |
| dialogue | the conversation between characters and indicated with quotation marks |
| dialect | The speech of a particular area or group. When characters speak with an accent or non-standard English, you see words spelled differently or the use of apostrophes. |
| point of view | who is telling the story...the main character or narrator? |
| setting | the time and place of the story |
| mood | overall feeling a writer is trying to create for the reader: sadness, joy, fear |
| infer/inference | conclusion about a part of a story based on evidence from the text |
| plot | what happens in a story |
| exposition | the beginning of a story where the characters, setting and basic situation are introduced |
| cliffhanger | suspenseful parts in a story designed to progress the action and make you want to keep reading |
| foreshadowing | a clue or hint about events which will occur later in the story |
| flashback | a scene in a story that shifts the setting from the present to the past |
| conflict | the problem or struggle the main character faces |
| resolution | how the character solves his/her problem - the solution |
| climax | the highest point of action in the story, when the story's outcome hangs in the balance |
| theme | the message about life or people the author is teaching the reader |
| irony | the difference between what you expected to happen and what actually occurred |
| Author's purpose | The author's main reason for writing--to persuade, to inform, to entertain (p.i.e.) |
| folktale | A story passed down for generations through the oral tradition. It is about ordinary people, and its purpose was to teach the values of that culture. |
| myth | a story that uses gods and heroes to explain natural phenomena |
| legend | a story from the past originally based on real life heroes, people or kings |
| fairy tales | A story that is meant to entertain. These always end happily and wishes come true through a test or struggle |
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