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Literary Terms
Literary terms for RLA.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Protagonist | the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. |
| Antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. |
| Theme | the main idea, message, or universal truth that the author wants to convey, woven throughout the narrative |
| Conflict | a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one. |
| Setting | the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place. |
| Characters | a person in a novel, play, or movie. |
| Central idea | the primary point, message, or concept an author wants to convey to the reader |
| Internal conflict | the mental and emotional struggle within an individual, often between opposing desires, beliefs, or emotions |
| External conflict | the mental and emotional struggle within an individual, often between opposing desires, beliefs, or emotions |
| Dynamic character | literary character that undergoes significant internal changes, such as evolving in beliefs, attitude, or personality, over the course of a story |
| Static character | literary character that remains essentially the same from the beginning to the end of a story, not undergoing significant internal or external change |
| Character vs. self | type of internal literary conflict where a character battles their own flaws, moral dilemmas, conflicting desires, fears, or past traumas |
| Character vs. character | type of external conflict in storytelling where two opposing characters struggle against each other, driving the plot forward |
| Character vs. nature | literary conflict where a character struggles against forces of the natural world, such as storms, animals, or the harshness of the environment, to survive or adapt |
| Imagery | Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. |
| Simile | A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. |
| Resolution | A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. |
| Alliteration | Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. |
| Personification | A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words that mimic sounds. |
| Hyperbole | An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. |
| Idioms | An idiom or idiomatic expression refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language. |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
| Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. |
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