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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climax | the most intense or important part |
| Conflict | the main problem in a story |
| External Conflict | a literary device defining a struggle between a character and an outside force |
| Foreshadow | a warning or hint of what happens in the future |
| Internal Conflict | an emotional struggle occurring within a character's mind |
| Mood | a temporary state of mind |
| Plot | the main events in a story |
| Setting | . the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place. |
| Tone | the general character or attitude of a place, |
| Allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it |
| Antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something |
| Dialogue | conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book |
| Direct Characterization | a literary technique where the author or narrator explicitly tells the reader what a character is like, |
| Dynamic Character | s a fictional person who undergoes significant internal transformation |
| Flat Character | a simple, two-dimensional character in fiction who lacks depth |
| Indirect Characterization | a writing technique that reveals a character’s personality through their actions |
| Motivation | the general desire or willingness of someone to do somethin |
| Protagonist | the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. |
| Round Character | a complex, fully developed fictional person with intricate layers |
| Static Character | a literary figure who undergoes little or no significant internal change |
| 1st Person POV | a narrative style where the story is told directly by a character using first-person |
| 3rd Person Limited POV | a narrative style using pronouns "he," "she," or "they" to follow one character's perspective closely |
| 3rd Person Objective POV | a narrative technique where a neutral narrator reports only observable actions and dialogue |
| 3rd Person Omniscient POV | narrative style where an all-knowing, disembodied narrator has access to the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all characters |
| Credible | able to be believed; convincing. |
| Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, |
| Point of View | a particular attitude or way of considering a matter. |
| Theme | . the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts |
| Unreliable Narrator | storyteller—typically in literature or film—whose credibility is compromised, causing them to mislead the audience through lies |
| Character | a person in a novel, play, or movie. |
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