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Literary Terms (15)
First 15 Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, 3rd) |
| Theme | the main idea, the main message about life or human nature that is communicated through a work of literature |
| 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 |
| protagonist | the main character |
| antagonist | a character or force in conflict with the main character; not always a bad guy |
| personification | giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea |
| inference | a logical guess based on evidence |
| idiom | a common expression that means something different to the literal meaning of the words |
| simile | a comparison of unlike things that have something in common; uses the words LIKE or AS |
| dialogue | a conversation between two or more characters; usually set off by quotation marks |
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