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Lit Terms- Define
These literary terms are used to analyze, interpret, and discuss literature.
Definition | Term |
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when the opposite of what you expect happens | Irony |
a word or phrase that replaces a more offensive or disturbing word or phrase | Euphemism |
the way an author chooses to tell a story | Point of View |
the narrator is a character in the story and uses words such as "I, me, or my" | 1st person point of view |
the narrator is NOT a character in the story and follows only the main character | 3rd person limited point of view |
the narrator is NOT a character in the story and follows multiple characters | 3rd person omniscient point of view |
when the author hints or suggests something that will happen later in the story | foreshadow |
the group a story is placed in based on common elements | genre |
the time and place a story occurs | setting |
the main character in a story | protagonist |
the character that is against the main character | antagonist |
the way an author organizes fiction stories | plot |
the events in a story that focus on the conflict | rising action |
the part of a story where you are introduced to the characters and setting | exposition |
the turning point where the focus shifts from the problem to carrying out the solution | climax |
the events in a story that focus on carrying out the decided solution | falling action |
the conclusion where the problem is sovled or deamed unsolvable | resolution |
the problem | conflict |
the character(s) main problem is with another character | character vs. character |
the main problem of the story is based around the character and force of nature | character vs. nature |
the main character has a problem with the rules of where they live | character vs. society |
the main character is struggling internally with themselves | character vs. self |