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English 1
Mid Term Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Protagonist | Main character |
| Antagonist | Character who pushes protagonist to face face his/her conflicts |
| Plot | The events in a story rising action, climax, falling action |
| Setting | Time,place |
| First Person Point of View | 1 |
| Third Person Limited Point of View | "He she it" the reader knows the thoughts of only one character |
| Third Person Omniscient Point of View | "He she it" the reader knows the thoughts of more than one character |
| Internal Conflict | Struggle within a characters thoughts | emotions |
| External Conflict | Struggle between a character and another character | force |
| Flashback | A pause in the story to review an event that happened in the past |
| Theme | The authors message of life |
| Irony | Twist of events/something unexpected |
| Symbol | An object that represents something else |
| Foreshadowing | Hints of what may happen later in the story |
| Simile | A sentence or phrase that uses like or as |
| Metaphor | A sentence or phrase that doesn't use like or as |
| Personification | Describing something as it is alive |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration |
| Onomatopeia | Sound words |