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Literature Midterm
Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prose | writing that is organized in sentences and paragraphs |
| fiction | prose writing about events and characters from the author's imagination |
| setting | time and place where the story tales place |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| exposition | setting, characters, conflict, background info |
| conflict | struggle between two opposing forces |
| rising action | events that increase the tension |
| climax | high point of the story, usually where the eventual outcome of the conflict is revealed |
| falling action | events that follow the climax |
| resolution | final outcome, during which any remaining conflicts are resolved or left open |
| character traits | qualities that can affect a character's thoughts, decisions, and actions |
| point of view | perspective from which the story is told |
| first person | character in the story |
| third person | narrator outside the story |
| theme | message about life that the story conveys to the reader |
| novel | long work of fiction |
| short story | brief work of fiction |
| historical fiction | uses real people and events to tell invented story |
| nonfiction | works of prose based on real people or events |
| biography | story of a person's life written by another person |
| autobiography | story of a person's life written by that person |
| essay | brief work of nonfiction based on facts |
| mood | overall feeling that the work evokes in the reader |
| author's style | every feature of a writer's use of language, such as rhythm, word choice, and methods of organization |
| paraphrasing | restating a sentence or idea in your own words |
| making inferences | coming to a conclusion based on combining text clues with prior knowledge |
| predicting | using text, graphics, and prior knowledge to tell what may happen |
| summarizing | a short restatement of the main idea of a text |
| identifying the main idea | identifying the most important idea about the topic |
| drawing conclusions | making sensible decisions of forming reasonable opinions based on text details |
| poetry | literature written in verse form and organized in lines and stanzas often using imagery and figurative language |
Created by:
Tony Romo
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