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Literary Terms (Parts of Plot, Characterization, Point of View)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Character | a person, animal, alien in a story |
| Character Traits | words in a story that describe the character's personality - things he/she says or does |
| Climax | the turning point in the story; when the conflict is at its worst |
| Dialogue | When people are talking in a story |
| Direct Characterization | Writer tells you DIRECTLY about the character's personality (EX: Margie is crazy) |
| Exposition | The beginning of a story where we learn the characters, the setting, the point of view, and any needed background information |
| External Conflict | a conflict outside the character (EX: a fight, fire) |
| Falling Action | The problem in the story is getting resolved |
| Fiction | A story that is NOT true |
| First person point of view | When the author has a character tell the story. Uses pronouns like I, me, my, we, us |
| flat character | a character that isn't well developed; you know little about him or her |
| Indirect characterization | Writer shows what kind of person the character is through the words, actions, and thoughs of the character and those who interact with him/her |
| Internal Conflict | a conflict within a character's mind (EX: depression) |
| Novel | A long story that has a complext plot, characters, setting |
| 3rd person objective point of view | You only see actions and don't know any of the characters' thoughts or feelings |
| Plot | The story of a book, movie, or play (needs to have a conflict/ problem) |
| Resolution | The end of a story; the conflict (problem) is solved |
| Rising Action | Events in the plot that make the conflict (problem) worse |
| Round Character | A character that is well-developed and has many different sides to his/her personality |
| Setting | The time and place where a story happens; includes things like sounds, smells, sights |
| Third person limited point of view | When the author tells the story using him, her, he, she, they. Readers know only the thoughts and feelings of one character |
| Third Person Omniscient Point of View | When the author uses him, he, she, they to tell the story. Reader knows the thoughts and feelings of more than one character. Someone outside the story is telling it |
| Third person Point of View | When the author tells the story using he, she, they, him, etc. |
| Second Person Point of View | Uses the pronoun YOU. Usually used for directions. |
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