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Literary Element
Meaning
protagonist   the main character, or the one most central to the action of the story  
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antagonist   the person, thing, or force that works against the protagonist, or main character, of a work  
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author's purpose   reason for creating a work  
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style   the way the author uses words, phrases, and sentences to express his ideas  
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mood   the feeling that a literary work gives to readers  
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plot   the action or sequence of events in a story-exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution  
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conflict   the problem that triggers the action  
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point of view   vantage point from which a story is told--first-person or third-person  
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setting   time and place in which the action of a literary work occurs  
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theme   the statement about life that the author wants to convey to the reader  
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character   a person, animal, or imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a story  
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static character   stays the same throughout the story  
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dynamic character   changes from the beginning to the end of a story  
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characterization   techniques an author uses to develop the personallity of a character in a literary work-appearance, personality, speech, behavior, thoughts, feelings, and interactions with other characters  
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dialogue   words spoken by characters in a literary work  
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dialect   a form or language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people  
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genre   category of type of literature  
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symbol   a person, place, thing, or event used to represent somethng else  
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first-person point of view   told by a one of the characters  
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third-person point of view   told by a narrator who stands outside the story and observes the events as they unfold  
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