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| Antagonist | Opposes the main character. Sometimes called a villain.
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| Characters | Persons, animals, or things in a literary work.
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| Climax | The point of greatest emotional interest, intensity, or suspense in a narrative.
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| Conflict | A struggle between opposing forces.
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| Denouement | Anything that happens after the resolution of a plot. Tying up of loose ends.
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| Exposition | Basic information at the beginning of a story that includes character and background information essential to the story.
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| External Conflict | Character struggles against an outside force: Man vs. Man; Man vs. Nature; Man vs. Society; Man vs. Supernatural; Man vs. Fate.
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| Falling Action | All events leading to the resolution of the central conflict.
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| Flat Characters | Characters who have only one or two "sides" representing only one or two personality.
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| Foreshadow | The use or hints or clues in a narative to suggest what action is to come.
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| Genre | Any divison or type of literature: poetry, prose, and drama.
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| Internal Conflict | Character struggles against himself: Man vs. Himself.
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| Irony | The general name given to literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions.
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| Main Character | Most important character in a literary work (protagonist).
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| Mood/Atmosphere | The feeling that a literary work gives its readers; details of the setting are especially effective in establishing this.
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| Narrative Hook | Introduces the central conflict.
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| Plot | The sequence of related events in a literary work.
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| Plot Diagram | Narrative Hook, Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, Denouement
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| Protagonist | Sometimes called the main character of a piece of literature.
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| Resolution | The final outcome of the central conflict.
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| Rising Action | All events leading up to the climax.
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| Round Characters | Characters who are complex and have many personality traits.
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| Setting | The physical and sometimes historical background against which the action of a narrative takes place.
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| Short Story | A brief work of fiction written in prose.
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| Symbol | Anything that has a meaning of its own, yet stands for or represents something else.
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| Theme | The basic meaning or main idea about life that an author wants the reader to understand.
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| Fiction | Writing from the author's imagination rather than fact. Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.
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| Fantasy | Highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life.
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| Tone | The attitude a writer takes toward his subject, characters, and readers.
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| Dialogue | Conversation between two characters in a literary work.
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| Narrator | Anyone who recounts a narrative, either in writing or orally. The author or teller of a story.
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| Point Of View | The vantage point from which a narrative is told.
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| Flashback | An interruption in the sequence of events to remember something of the past.
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| Allusion | A reference to a well-known person,place, event, literary work, or work of art.
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| Characterization | The personality a character displays. The means by which an author reveals personality, either directly or indirectly.
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| Denotation | The literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
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| Diction | A writer's choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, and precision.
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| Direct Characterization | The author reveals directly the character and personality traits of a character by stating directly what he wants the reader to know.
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| Dynamic Characters | Characters who experience some change in personality or attitude from the beginning to the end of a story.
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| Farce | An exaggerated comedy that relies of improbable situations, physical humor, and broad.
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| First Person Point of View | The reader sees and knows only what the narrator sees and knows. The narrator is limited to his own involvement or experience.
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| Foil | A character who is contrasted with another and is a direct opposite, thus intensifying the impact of that other character.
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| Folk Tale | A story composed orally and the passed from person to person by word of mouth.
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| Prose | All forms of written or spoken expression without regular rhythm.
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| Static Characters | Characters who remain the same throughout a story. They do not develop or change beyond the way they are presented.
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| Third Person Omniscient P.O.V | The narrator can tell the reader everything about one character, including what will happen in the future.
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| Third Person P.O.V | The narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of just one character and does not know everything about every character.
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| Unreliable Narrator | Leaves reader without guidelines essential in his fair judgement about the characters and their actions with any confidence that his conclusions are those intended by the author.
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| Aside | Words spoken by a character in a play that are not intended for other characters on the stage to hear.
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| Epithet | A word combination that describes and characterizes a person or thing in order to help the reader or listener recognize and remember the person or thing.
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| Hero/Heroine | Character whose actions are inspiring or noble. Often heroes struggle to overcome foes or escape difficult situations.
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| Minor/Secondary Character | Character who is not as important as the major or main character.
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| Stock/Stereotype Character | Character that is easily recognizable by its predictable characteristics.
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| Verbal Irony | Words use to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning.
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| In Media Res | In the middle.
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| Invocation of the Muse | To ask for inspiration and guidance from the 9 goddesses of art, science, and literature in telling the story.
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| Epic Simile | Long, drawn out comparison.
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| Epic | A long narrative poem about the adventures of gods or of a hero.
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| Myth | A traditional story of unknown origins, usually with a historical basis, but serving to explain some phenomenon of nature, the origin of man, or the customs, institutions, religions, or rites of a people.
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| Oral Tradition | The passing down of stories and legends from generation to generation order to preserve their existence before the written language.
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| Characteristics of an Epic | Long, narrative poem that tells a story, The entire story tells the history of the hero's race and nation, Written in elevated style- formal language.
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| Characteristics of the Epic Hero | Kingly- high born, shows pride in his own reputation, forceful leader, demonstrates courage, strength, and endurance.
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