An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype.

The way that setting and landscape affects the tone or mood of a work.

A character who undergoes change of heart or world view as a result of actions of the plot.

A character who remains primarily the same throughout the work.

(turning point) The high point in the plot after which there is falling action.

The struggle between two opposing forces at the center of plot.

Conflict that occurs within a person.

Occurs when a character struggles Conflict occurs against an outside force such as another person, nature, society, or fate.

A clue that prepares the reader for what will happen later on in the story.

Results when the reader or audience knows or understands something that a character does not know.

An anonymous traditional story with its roots in cultural or national folk beliefs that rely on the supernatural to explain the mysteries of the world.

A figure of speech that combines words that are opposites.

A figure of speech that attributes human qualities to an inanimate object.

The sequence of events in a literary work.

The perspective from which a story is told.

First person point of view

Story is told by one of the characters personal pronouns like I, me, our.

Third person limited point of view

Narrator tells the story from the limited viewpoint of one character speaking of the character using the personal pronouns he or she.

Third person omniscient point of view.

Narrator who stands outside the story has unlimited awareness, understanding, and insight into character, setting, background, and all other elements of the story and uses personal pronouns he or she.

The time, place, and chief circumstances of a story.

A person, object, or place that represents something else in addition to its literal meaning.

The author’s message about a topic.

Results from recognizing the oddness or unfairness of a given situation be it positive or negative.

Occurs when the actual intent that is expressed in words carries the opposite meaning. It is less harsh than sarcasm.

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Literary Terms G9

Literary Terms for Grade 9

Question	Answer
Archetypes	An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype.
Atmosphere	The way that setting and landscape affects the tone or mood of a work.
Dynamic character	A character who undergoes change of heart or world view as a result of actions of the plot.
Static character	A character who remains primarily the same throughout the work.
Climax	(turning point) The high point in the plot after which there is falling action.
Conflict	The struggle between two opposing forces at the center of plot.
Internal conflict	Conflict that occurs within a person.
External conflict	Occurs when a character struggles Conflict occurs against an outside force such as another person, nature, society, or fate.
Diction	Word choice.
Foreshadowing	A clue that prepares the reader for what will happen later on in the story.
Dramatic irony	Results when the reader or audience knows or understands something that a character does not know.
Myth	An anonymous traditional story with its roots in cultural or national folk beliefs that rely on the supernatural to explain the mysteries of the world.
Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines words that are opposites.
Personification	A figure of speech that attributes human qualities to an inanimate object.
Plot	The sequence of events in a literary work.
Point of view	The perspective from which a story is told.
First person point of view	Story is told by one of the characters personal pronouns like I, me, our.
Third person limited point of view	Narrator tells the story from the limited viewpoint of one character speaking of the character using the personal pronouns he or she.
Third person omniscient point of view.	Narrator who stands outside the story has unlimited awareness, understanding, and insight into character, setting, background, and all other elements of the story and uses personal pronouns he or she.
Setting	The time, place, and chief circumstances of a story.
Symbol	A person, object, or place that represents something else in addition to its literal meaning.
Theme	The author’s message about a topic.
Situational irony	Results from recognizing the oddness or unfairness of a given situation be it positive or negative.
Verbal irony	Occurs when the actual intent that is expressed in words carries the opposite meaning. It is less harsh than sarcasm.

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