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Literary Elements 7t
My 7th grade Literary terms.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Internal Conflict | Conflict in the characters mind |
| External Conflict | Conflict with some outside force |
| Exposition | The part of the plot in a short story, novel, or play in which the character, setting, and situation are introduced |
| Complications | more problems |
| Climax | Point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative; turning point |
| Resolution | concludes the falling action or suggesting the outcome of the conflict |
| Setting | The time and place in which the events occur |
| Dialogue | Conversation between characters in a literary work |
| Aesthetic | Sensitive to art and beauty |
| Debilitate | To make weak |
| Dissemination | To scatter about |
| Dogmatic | Asserted without proof |
| Aloof | At a distance |
| Ominous | Serving as an evil omen; threatening |
| Petulance | Impatient or irritable |
| Virulent | Extremely poisonous; deadly |
| Gluttonous | One who eats to excess |
| Mundane | Ordinary |
| Indolence | Feel pain |
| Ferocity | Fierce; savage; violently cruel |
| Efface | Rub out; erase |
| Elucidate | To make clear; explain |
| Ephemeral | Lasting one day; short lived |
| Amorphous | Without definite form |
| Buoyant | Having the ability or tendency to float |
| Cajole | To coax with flattery or insincere talk |
| Dormant | in a resting or torpid state |
| Enigmatic | A perplexing or baffling matter, person, ect. |
| Affable | Pleasant friendly |
| Audacity | Bold courage |
| Incorrigible | Cannot be corrected or reformed |
| Trepidation | Fearful uncertainty |
| Pacifistic | Opposition to the use of force under any circumstances; refusal to participate in war |
| Pretentious | Making claims to some distinction, importance, ect. |
| Servile | Humbly submissive |
| Nullify | To make legally null or valueless |
| Loathe | To feel intense dislike or disgust for; abhor |
| Erudite | Learned; scholarly |