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Literature Terms

Fiction

TermDefinition
theme An underlying central idea or message that runs through a work of literature, which can be expressed in a complete sentence.
tone the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
protagonist the main character; the good guy
antagonist the person or force working against the main character
denotation the literal dictionary definition of a word
connotation the feelings and associations that a word suggests
internal conflict psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot's suspense`
external conflict struggle between a character and an outside force such as natural or another character
point of view perspective from which a story is told
setting the time and place in which the events of a work of literature take place
plot series of related events that make up a story
symbol a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of something else and is not literally true
foreshadowing the use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot
mood overall emotion created by a work of literature (reader's feeling)
1st person the story is told by one of the characters in the story ("I")
3rd person the narrator is outside the story and uses the pronoun he, she, or they to tell the story
3rd person omniscient the story is told from an all-knowing viewpoint. The narrator can dip into the head of any of the characters and reveal things that have occurred in the past or will happen in the future.
3rd person limited the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character
nonfiction prose writing dealing with the facts
fiction any story created by the imagination
dialogue a literary technique in which writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with each other
Created by: ms.long23
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