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Lit Terms - LM

WSHS - 4th - Literary Terms/Les Miserables - Miller/Tedder

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novel a long fictional form of a narrative
direct characterization when the author makes direct statements about the a characters personality
indirect characterization when the reader has to draw their own conclusions about a character based on descriptions or speech
dynamic character a character who changes in the story
static character a character that does not change throughout the story
internal conflict conflict within oneself (between man and himself)
external conflict conflict between two characters or between character and nature
symbol something that represents something other than itself
tone the feeling the author creates
mood the feeling the reader gets from the story (me)
theme the main message that a story conveys
foreshadowing a hint of what is to come in the story
protagonist main character that is usually good; a character who tries to solve the problem
antagonist charactor who struggles against the protagonist; a character that causes the conflict in the story
villian an evil character that is at odds with the protagonist
motif word, character, or idea that occurs repeatedly in a work
secondary character character that is less important than the main character, but plays an important role in the plot
setting time and place in which the events of a literary work occur
dialogue conversation between characters in the story
climax/turning point point of greatest interest or emotional intensity
figurative language descriptive language that is used for effect in order to convey ideas and emotions
irony conflict between reality and appearance of expectations; the difference between the expected result and what actually happens
stereotype a character who is not presented as an in individual but by certain characteristics of a group
Created by: ktedder
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