50+ literary terms to know
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| exposition | show 🗑
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| inciting moment | show 🗑
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| show | conflict increases
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| show | the most intense/emotional part of the story
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| show | 1 or 2 events after the climax where the conflict is working out
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| resolution | show 🗑
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| 5 characterization traits | show 🗑
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| show | how the character looks
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| show | time and place are not important to the story
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| show | time and place are important to the story
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| setting types | show 🗑
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| setting components | show 🗑
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| show | how a character talks
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| behavior | show 🗑
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| episodic plot | show 🗑
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| plot | show 🗑
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| show | a struggle between opposing forces (need not be human)
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| protagonist | show 🗑
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| static | show 🗑
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| flat | show 🗑
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| show | what the character is thinking
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| show | force working against the protagonist; creates a conflict
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| show | problem inside a character's mind; man vs self
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| show | a character is struggling with a personal issue, such as guilt, illness, or addiction
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| show | a character has a problem with some outside force; man vs society, man, nature, supernatural
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| man vs man | show 🗑
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| man vs nature | show 🗑
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| man vs society | show 🗑
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| show | character changes and grows/learns
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| imaginary setting | show 🗑
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| show | continuous story; uses chronological order for the most part
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| show | what other characters think or how they respond to the main character
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| setting | show 🗑
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| man vs supernatural | show 🗑
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| show | well-developed, true to life, many personality details
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| suspense | show 🗑
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| foreshadowing | show 🗑
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| show | author's message about life and people
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| show | 1. who is the main character? 2. what happened in the story? 3. what did the character learn by going through the story?
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| show | unexpected outcome; twist of fate
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| symbolism | show 🗑
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| hyperbole | show 🗑
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| personification | show 🗑
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| show | looking back on past events
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| show | a comparison using like or as
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| alliteration | show 🗑
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| show | a comparison of 2 unlike objects where one becomes the other; love is a battlefield
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| show | using any of the 5 senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing
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| show | a contradiction in terms; jumbo shrimp, a fine mess, peaceful protest
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| show | cliff hanger; choose your own adventure
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| character | show 🗑
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| third person omniscient | show 🗑
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| third person limited | show 🗑
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| first person | show 🗑
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| point of view | show 🗑
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