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Literary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of resolution? | The end of a story; the conflict is resolved. |
| What is the definition of falling action. | The stage of when a story winds down after the excitement of the turning point. |
| Flashback | When the author briefly goes back in time in the story. |
| setting | Time or place of a story |
| simile | A comparison between two things using “like” or “ As”. |
| Narrator | The person/character telling the story. |
| Climax | The turning point of a story(when everything changes) |
| Antagonist | A character who opposes and complicates things for the main character. |
| Protagonist | The main character of a story |
| Internal conflict | Person vs. self; a struggle that happens inside a characters mind. |
| Symbol | Something, often an object, which Harold deeper meaning in a story. |
| Round character | A realistic character who changes throughout the story. |
| Plot | The events of a story(beginning,middle, end) |
| Flat character | A minor character who stays the same throughout a story. |
| Expostion | The first stage of a story; characters and setting are introduced. |
| Metaphor | A comparison between two things that does not use ‘Like” or “as” |
| Dramatic irony | When the audience knows so something a character in the story does not |
| Suspense | An anxious feeling that the events of a story produces |
| Theme |
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Wisegirl_123