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