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Understanding Key Literary Terms: Plot, Conflict, and Narrative Techniques

This guide explores essential literary terms, focusing on plot structure, conflict types, and narrative perspectives. Learn about the series of events that comprise a story, starting with exposition, where characters and their dilemmas are introduced. Discover the nuances of internal and external conflicts, rising action, and climactic moments. The text also addresses various narrative points of view, including omniscient, third-person limited, and first-person perspectives. Understanding these concepts enhances your appreciation of literature and storytelling techniques.

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Understanding Key Literary Terms: Plot, Conflict, and Narrative Techniques

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  1. LiteraryTerms Vocabulary List #1 Woohoo!

  2. Plot Series of related events that make up a story

  3. Exposition (basic situation) Explains, gives information about the main characters and their problems

  4. Conflict A problem or struggle

  5. Internal Conflict Struggle that happens on the inside • Emotions • Struggles • Needs Man vs. Himself

  6. External Conflict Character struggles against an outside force * another character * nature * society

  7. Rising Action Complications that build suspense

  8. Climax The most intense moment in the plot Turning Point

  9. Resolution The problems in the story are resolved

  10. Setting Time and place of a story

  11. Narrator • The person who tells a story

  12. Point of View Vantage point from which an author tells a story

  13. Omniscient POV The narrator can tell readers what all the characters are thinking and feeling

  14. Third Person Limited POV The narrator is not a character in the story, but he zooms in on ONE character’s thoughts and feelings

  15. First Person POV The narrator is a character in the story Uses: I We Me My

  16. Symbol • When something represents something else • Ex: Dove symbolizes peace • Flag symbolizes country • Eagle symbolizes freedom, strength, USA

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