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Lang.Arts
Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protagonist | the main character in a literary work |
| Short story | a brief work of fiction, usually includes one basic conflict |
| Antagonist | a character or force in conflict with the protagonist |
| Exposition | introduces the setting, characters and basic situation |
| Rising action | central conflict is introduced and developed |
| Climax | highest point of interest |
| Falling action | end of the central conflict |
| resolution | any events including or following the falling action |
| setting | the time and place of the action |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| irony | the difference between the way things seem and the way they are |
| forshadowing | author’s clues as to what might happen later in the story |
| flashback | a scene that breaks the sequence of events in a story |
| symbolism | the use of symbols to represent important ideas |
| static character | does not change |
| dynamic character | changes or grows during the course of the story |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| narrator | a speaker or character who tells a story |
| first person narrator | uses “I”; one character tells story |
| suspense | the feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome |
| theme | the central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work |
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