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LD Literary Terms
LD Literary Terms - 9th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Setting | The time or place in which a literary work occurs |
| Mood | The emotional quality of a literary work |
| Imagery | The use of a word or phrase to name something that can be seen, heard, touched, tasted or smelled |
| Foreshadowing | Hints about an event to come |
| Personification | A figure of speech in which a nonhuman things is described as though it were human |
| Symbol | Something that stands for both itself and something beyond itself (ex: wedding ring) |
| Tone | The attitude adopted by the speaker, narrator, or author of a literary work or by a character in the literary work. |
| Protagonist | The main character in a literary work who is faced with a conflict or conflicts |
| Point of View | How and by whom a story is told; the perspective of the narrator and relationship to the story. |
| Antagonist | The character that goes against the main character |
| Microcosm | A smaller representation of what transpires in society |
| Suspense | A feeling of curiosity or expectation combined with anxiousness about the outcome of events. |
| Theme | The main idea in a literary work or the message that the author wants to send. |
| Dynamic Character | A character that goes through a significant change in personality and outlook |
| Round Character | A character that is well developed in the work. Description is filled with details |
| Omniscient Point-of-View | The narrator knows everything about the characters and their lives |
| Third-Person | Outside narrator who refers to characters as "he, she, it, they" |
| Flat Character | A character that is not well developed but is included to move the story along; a minor character |
| Static Character | A character that stays somewhat the same in the literary work and is not changed by the series of events. |
| First-Person | Character ("I") tells the story |
| Verbal Irony | A man saying "Wonderful" after just smashing his new car |
| Irony | A difference between what is expected and reality |
| Dramatic Irony | In a movie, a father is praising his son for starting off the school year on the right foot. The audience, however, knows that the son stole the father's car and drove it to Atlantic City while he was supposed to be in school. |
| Allusion | Making a reference to another literary work, historical event or character, etc |
| Simile | As blind as a bat |
| Metaphor | His head is as big as the moon |
| Onomatopoeia | "Bang" |
| Internal Conflict | Character is wondering if he should get pizza or pasta |
| External Conflict | Character is in a fight with a bully at school. |
| Exposition | The setting, characters, and social environment (milieu) of a literary work. |
| Rising Action | Events that lead to the climax |
| Climax | The hight point of action in a story. The main character is faced with a decision that affects his life as well as others in the story. |
| Denouement | Results from the character's main decision. How does this decision affect others in the story? |
| Resolution | How does everything turn out? How are the problems resolved? What conclusion does the main character make about life? |
| What really "makes" a story? | Grammar, Plot, Funny, Good Story Line, & Good Ending |
| Short Story | Focuses on one single event, effect or idea. It is shorter than a novel. |
| Short Story Elements | Setting, Character, Plot, Point of View, & Theme |
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