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Literary Terms and Concepts

Enhance your literary knowledge with definitions and examples of key terms like allusion, anecdote, antagonist, character, climax, conflict, and more. Perfect for students and enthusiasts alike!

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Literary Terms and Concepts

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  1. Literary Terms and Concepts Review 1

  2. Allusion

  3. Allusion Definition • An indirect reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event

  4. Anecdote

  5. Anecdote Definition • A brief account of an interesting incident or event, usually intended to entertain or make a point.

  6. Anecdote Example • Dave Barry’s humorous account in “Painful Memories of Dating”

  7. Antagonist

  8. Antagonist Definition • Usually the principal character in opposition to the protagonist, or hero of a narrative or drama.

  9. Antagonist Definition Continued • *Sometimes it is not a character, but something else like force of nature

  10. Antagonist Example • The hurricane in “The Banana Tree” by James Berry

  11. Author’s Purpose

  12. Author’s Purpose Definition • A writer usually writes to: • express himself or herself • inform or explain • persuade • entertain.

  13. Autobiography

  14. Autobiography Definition • An account of a person’s life written by that person and usually told from the first-person point of view.

  15. Biography

  16. Biography Definition • A true account of a person’s life told by someone else

  17. Cause and Effect

  18. Cause and Effect Definition • When one event brings about the other.

  19. Character

  20. Character Definition • The people who take part in the action of a story or a novel. • Sometimes characters can be animals or imaginary creatures.

  21. Major V. Minor Characters • Events in a story center on the lives of one or more main characters. • The other characters in a story are called the minor characters.

  22. Characterization

  23. Characterization Definition • Refers to the methods that a writer uses to develop characters • There are four basic methods of characterization.

  24. 4 Basic Methods of Characterization • Description of a character’s physical appearance • A character’s speech, thoughts, feelings, or actions • The speech, thoughts, feelings, or actions of other characters • Direct comments about a character

  25. Climax

  26. Climax Definition • The moment when the reader’s interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point, often called the turning point.

  27. Conflict

  28. Conflict Definition • A struggle between opposing forces that is developed in the plot of the story

  29. External V. Internal Conflict • External conflict involves a character pitted against an outside force, such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character • An internal conflict is one that occurs within a character

  30. Context Clues

  31. Context Clues Definition • Unfamiliar words are often surrounded by words and phrases-called context clues-that help readers understand their meaning.

  32. Description

  33. Description Definition • Writing that helps a reader to picture scenes, events, and characters

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