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Literary Terms (7)
First 7 Literary Terms
Term | Definition |
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Genre | a particular type or category of literature (writing) |
Setting | the time and place in which a story takes place (Where and When) |
Characterization | techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character, includes the physical (what the character looks like), emotional, and mental aspects |
Theme | the main idea, the main message about life or human nature that is communicated through a work of literature |
Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, 3rd) |
Conflict | a struggle between two forces, can be an internal or external struggle |
Internal Conflict | Man vs. Self |
External Conflict | Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Nature, Man vs, Supernatural |