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Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Internal Conflict | A sturggle WITHIN a character |
| Irony | A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality, usually one in which reality is the opposite of what it seems |
| Third Person | Point of view in which the narrator is outside the story: an observer |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which two things are compared without using like or as |
| Narrator | A speaker or character who tells a story |
| Omniscent | The narrator is an all knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words that imitate sound |
| Personification | A figure of speech in which a non human subject is given a human characteristic; making things or ideas seem vital or alive, as if they were human |
| Plot | The sequence of events in a literary work |
| Point of View | The method of narration used in a short story, poem, novel, or work of non-fiction, but can be a force of nature, society itself, or an internal force within the character |
| Autobiography | A writers account of their OWN life |
| Biography | The true account of a person's life written by another person |
| Dialogue | A written conversation between two or more characters |
| Figures of speech | A language that communicates meanings beyond the literal definition such as similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and personification |
| Protagonist | The main character who must come over one obstacle and solve the conflict |
| Rhythm | The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| Short Story | A work of fiction that centers on a single idea and can be read in one setting |
| Stanza | A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem |
| Oxymoron | When contradictory or opposing terms are used together |
| Exposition | Introduces the characters, setting, or struggle between forces |
| Resolution | The part of the plot where the story's central conflict ends |
| Rising Action | The events that lead up to the climax; builds suspense as plot thickens |
| Setting | Time and place of a story's action |
| Simile | A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two subjects using like or as |
| Slogan | A memorable phrase identified with an entity |
| Static Character | A character who doesnt change in the entire course of the work |
| Symbol | Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and smething beyond itself |
| Theme | A central message of insight into life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader |
| Tone | The written attitude torwards his or her subject, characters, or audience |
| Analogy | A point or point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect |
| Antagonist | A force working against the protagonist or main character in a story, play, or novel |
| Alliteration | The repitition of consenant sounds at the beginning of words |
| Allusion | A reference to a well known person, place, literary work, or work of art |
| Characterization | Used when a writer reveals a character through his or her own words, thoughts or actions |
| Climax | The point of greatest intrest in a story or play usually occuring near the end |
| Conflict | A struggle between two forces; internal or external |
| Imagery | A word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses such as sight, sound, hearing, taste ,or touch |
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