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Literary Terms
Term | Definition / Example |
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Plot | A series of events in a story |
Exposition | The beginning or intro of the story; it introduces the conflict |
Conflict | The problem(s) of the story |
Rising Action | Obstacles that arise in the story after the conflict has been introduced |
Climax | The most exciting part of the story |
Falling Action | Events start to resolve themselves in the story |
Resolution | A conflict at the end of the story resolves or not |
Internal Conflict | A conflict(s) on the inside of the character (inside/mind) |
External Conflict | Conflict(s) on the outside |
Theme | The message of the story (the big idea) |
Dynamic Character | A character who changes from the beginning to the end of the story; can be good or bad |
Static Character | A character who stays the same throughout the story; can be good or bad |
Point of View | How the story is told (First Person, Second Person, or Third Person) |
Narrator | An (sometimes) unknown voice that tells the story |
Setting | Time and place |