sequence of events in literary work.

All the events leading up to the climax.

Leads to the denouement or resolution.

Narrator /point of view

is a speaker or character who tells the story.

all knowing, third person narrator.

when a character in the story tells the story.

when a voice outside the story narrates, the story has a third person narrator.

is a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.

it explains what a character thinks.

involves a character in conflict with himself or herself.

struggles against an outside force.

the main character in literary work.

is a character or force in conflict with a main character.

Direct Characterization

directly states a characters traits.

Indirect Characterization

provides clues about a character by describing what a character looks like, does, or says.

is a writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally.

a repetition of initial consonant sounds.

is a reference to a well known person, place, or event.

which authors present material that occurred earlier than the present tense of the narrative.

is the use of literary work of clues that suggest events that yet to occur.

is the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader.

is the general term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality.

words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant.

there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true.

an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters.

is a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.

is a figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two different things.

is anything that stands for something else.

is a central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.

of a literary work is the writer's attitude toward his or her audience.

is the feeling created in the reader by literary work or passage.

the use of words to imitate sounds.

is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

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Lit. Terms Dillon 8

Term	Definition
Plot	sequence of events in literary work.
Rising Action	All the events leading up to the climax.
Climax	A high point or interest.
falling action	Leads to the denouement or resolution.
Resolution	general insight or change.
Narrator /point of view	is a speaker or character who tells the story.
omniscent	all knowing, third person narrator.
first person	when a character in the story tells the story.
Third Person Limited	when a voice outside the story narrates, the story has a third person narrator.
Setting	The time and place it happend
Character	is a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.
Static	Does not change.
Dynamic	Changes throughout the story.
Flat	shows only one trait.
Round	shows many different traits.
Motivation	it explains what a character thinks.
Conflict	a struggle between two forces.
Internal Conflict	involves a character in conflict with himself or herself.
External Conflict	struggles against an outside force.
Protagonist	the main character in literary work.
Antagonist	is a character or force in conflict with a main character.
Direct Characterization	directly states a characters traits.
Indirect Characterization	provides clues about a character by describing what a character looks like, does, or says.
Figurative Language	is a writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally.
Alliteration	a repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Allusion	is a reference to a well known person, place, or event.
Flashback	which authors present material that occurred earlier than the present tense of the narrative.
Foreshadowing	is the use of literary work of clues that suggest events that yet to occur.
Imagery	is the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader.
Irony	is the general term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality.
Verbal Irony	words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant.
Dramatic Irony	there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true.
Situational Irony	an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters.
Metaphor	is a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.
Simile	is a figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two different things.
Symbolism	is anything that stands for something else.
Theme	is a central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.
Tone	of a literary work is the writer's attitude toward his or her audience.
Mood	is the feeling created in the reader by literary work or passage.
Onomotopeia	the use of words to imitate sounds.
Personification	is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

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