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9th grade honors
terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1st person point of view | narrator is a character in the story, the "I" in the story |
| 3rd person point of view, limited point of veiw | the narrator reveals the thoughts of only one character, referring to that character as " he" or "she" |
| 3rd person point of view omniscient | the narrator knows everything about the story's events and reveals the thoughts of all the characters |
| allusion | reference in a work of literature to a character, place or situation from another work of literature, music, art, or history |
| antagonist | in conflict with the main character |
| climax | the emotional high point of the story |
| connotation | the unspoken or unwritten meanings associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation. |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that compares or equates two or more things that have something in common... does NOT use "like" or "as" |
| mood | the feeling or atmosphere that an author creates in a literary work |
| moral | a practical lesson about right and wrong conduct |
| myth | a traditional story of anonymous origin that deals with goddesses, gods, heroes, and supernatural events |
| narrator | storyteller |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech in which that is a combination of seemingly contradictory words |
| personification | a figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human characteristics or qualities |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| point of view | relationship of the narrator to the story |
| protagonist | main character that experiences conflict in a story |
| resolution | presents the final outcome of the story |
| rising actions | occurs as complications, twists, or intensification of the conflict occur |
| setting | Time (ideas, customs, values, and beliefs), place of story's actions |
| simile | compares two things using "like" or "as" |
| situational irony | when the actual outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected |
| started theme | directly presented in the story |
| theme | central idea or message of a story, often a perception about life or human nature |
| implied theme | inferred by considering all the elements of the story and asking what message about life is conveyed |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| external conflict | occurs between a character and an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate |
| internal conflict | takes place within the mind of a character who is torn between different courses of action |
| exposition | introduces the story's characters, setting, and conflict |
| Inciting event | event that sets the plot in motion |
| Falling action | logical result of the climax |
| fable | short, usually simple tale that demonstrates a moral and sometimes uses animal characters...themes are typically stated outright |
| flashback | an earlier episode, conversation, or event is inserted into the sequence of the story |
| foreshadowing | Author uses of clues that hint at events that will occur later in the plot |
| genre | category or type of literature characterized by a particular form or style |
| Hero | main character in a literary work, typically one whose character or deeds inspire the admiration of the reader |
| Imagery | the "word pictures" that writers use to help evoke an emotional response in readers |
| Irony | contrast between appearance and reality |
| Verbal irony | when a person says one thing and means another |
| Dramatic irony | When the reader knows something that a character doesn't know |
| Symbol | an object, a person, a place, or an experience that represents something else, usually something abstract |
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