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English1 Terms
Vocabulary Words For English 1 Literary
Term | Definition |
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Antagonist | A person or force working against the protagonist in a literary work |
Archetype | A symbol, image, plot pattern, or character type that occurs often in literature |
Atmosphere | The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work |
Character | A person or animal portrayed in a literary work |
Static Character | A character who does not experience personal growth |
Flat Character | Character with only one or two traits |
Round Character | Character with many different traits sometimes these are contradictory |
Secondary Character | Any Character other than one of the main characters |
Characterization | The methods used by a writer to reveal a characters personality |
Direct Characterization | The writer TELLS the reader specific information about the character |
Indirect Characterization | The writer SHOWS you what a character is like through the character's actions, words, or the words and responses of other characters |
Motivation | the reason(s) a character does something |
Conflict | The struggle between opposing characters or forces in a work of literature |
External Conflict | A character struggles against an outside force |
Internal Conflict | A character has a struggle within himself(in his own mind) |
Man versus Self Conflict | Conflict in which a character must make a decision or overcome some fear |
Man versus society Conflict | Conflict between what a person wants to do and what his community, culture, or society teaches or believes |
Man Versus Fate Conflict | A person struggles against his destiny |
Man Versus Man Conflict | Struggle between two individuals |
Man Versus Nature Conflict | Struggle between a person and some element of nature |
Dialogue | Conversation between characters in a literary work |
Foreshadowing | Giving hints about what will happen in a story |
Author's Purpose | The reason an author writes |
Epic Hero | The larger than life central character in an epic poem |
Epic Poem | A long narrative poem about events of crucial importance to the history of a culture or nation |