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Literary terms MT

Literary Terns Midterm

TermDefinition
Climax the most interesting part or the turning point of the story.
Conflict the problem or struggle in the story.
External Conflict is one that can be seen and involves a character struggling against an opposing force: another character or obstacle.
Foreshadow hints or clues the author gives about what will happen in the story.
Internal Conflict occurs within the character’s heart or mind.
Plot the series of events in the story.
Setting the when, where, and environment of the story.
Tone how the author feels
Allusion a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or thing.
Antagonist usually the bad guy and is in direct conflict with the main character.
Dialogue conversation in the story.
Direct Characterization is when the author TELLS what the character is like.
Dynamic Character A character that changes throughout the story
Flat Character character only has 1-2 traits revealed to the reader.
Indirect Characterization is when the author SHOWS what the character is like.
Motivation what drives the character (fear, needs, wants, etc.).
Protagonist the main character in a story and usually the good guy or hero.
Round Character character is multi-dimensional and many different traits are revealed.
Static Character character does not change as a result of the story.
1st Person POV narrator is a character in the story and tells the story using pronouns I, we, me, us, etc…
3rd Person Limited POV narrator plays no role in the story; tells about one character’s thoughts, feelings, and actions.
3rd Person Objective POV narrator is a spectator of events and reports what is seen or heard; relays little to no thoughts or feelings.
3rd Person Omniscient POV narrator plays no role in the story, is “God-like” and “All-knowing”; knows all the character’s thoughts, actions, and feelings.
Credible trusted.
Irony a contrast of what the reader expects and what really happens.
Point of View the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told.
Theme the central idea or insight about human life that a story reveals.
Unreliable Narrator biased and cannot or does not tell the truth.
Character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
Characterization is the act of creating and describing characters in literature.
Connotation is a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning.
Denotation is the objective meaning of a word.
Figurative Language is a literary device that uses words or phrases for effect, humorous, or exaggeration purposes, instead of their literal translation.
Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.
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