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LITERARY TERMS REVIEW…

LITERARY TERMS REVIEW…. TEST: NEXT THURSDAY . Fill in your review page with the following definitions…. Notes: use the pink paper for your notes!. PARTS OF A STORY. Exposition- the first scene in a story that introduces main character/setting.

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LITERARY TERMS REVIEW…

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  1. LITERARY TERMS REVIEW… TEST: NEXT THURSDAY Fill in your review page with the following definitions…

  2. Notes: use the pink paper for your notes! • PARTS OF A STORY

  3. Exposition- the first scene in a story that introduces main character/setting

  4. Rising Action- important plot events that build suspense

  5. Climax- high point of suspense; big moment

  6. Falling Action- plot events lessen suspense; problems start getting solved

  7. Resolution- final part of a story; ties up loose ends

  8. CHARACTERS AND SETTING

  9. Characters and setting: • Protagonist- the main character/hero that we get to know the best

  10. Antagonist- person, group, or force that opposes (causes problems) for main character(s).

  11. Static (flat) character- the character(s) that doesn’t change in the story; helps the other grow.

  12. Dynamic (round) character- the character(s) that grows/changes over the course of the story

  13. Setting- time and place of action

  14. TYPES OF CONFLICT

  15. Types of conflict: • External- struggle between a character and an outside force

  16. Internal- struggle inside of a character’s mind (mental struggle)

  17. Man vs. Self- character’s internal struggle

  18. Man vs. Nature- character has conflict with something in nature (ex: tornado)

  19. Man vs. Man- character has conflict with other person(s)

  20. Man vs. Society- character has conflict with a man-made problem/issue (bullying)

  21. Man vs. Technology- character has conflict with technology (robots take over world)

  22. LITERARY TERMS

  23. Literary terms: • Foreshadowing- author’s use of hints or clues in story

  24. Suspense-quality that makes the reader unsure or tense about the outcome

  25. Mood-feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader(Fiction writing)

  26. Dialogue-conversation in a story

  27. Tone-author’s attitude toward the subject(Nonfiction writings)

  28. Symbol- a physical object that stands for a bigger idea (red rose = love)

  29. Theme-insight/lesson the author includes in a literary work

  30. Sequence-order of events (chronological)

  31. Narrator- one who tells the story

  32. Dialect-vocabulary/speech used by characters in a specific region or culture

  33. Indirect characterization- when character traits must be inferred

  34. Direct Characterization- the author states the character trait directly

  35. Alliteration- same sounds at the beginning of each letter • (ex: Sam saw the sunshine)

  36. Imagery-words/phrases that create pictures in the reader’s mind using the 5 senses

  37. TYPES OF IRONY

  38. Verbal Irony- saying something obviously not true to make a point (sarcasm)

  39. Dramatic Irony- the audience knows something the character does not know

  40. Situational Irony- events turn out differently than audience expects

  41. POINT OF VIEW

  42. First Person- “I, me, our” are used; directly inside character’s thoughts

  43. Third Person Limited- “he/she” ; one person’s thoughts and feelings

  44. Third Person Omniscient - “he/she/they” ; 2 or more characters’ thoughts and feelings

  45. Third Person Objective- just the facts ; no thoughts or feelings

  46. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

  47. Simile- comparison between two unalike things that uses “like” or “as”

  48. Personification- giving human characteristics to something that is not human

  49. Metaphor-direct comparison between two unalike things ( no “like” or “as”)

  50. Hyperbole- over exaggeration in writing

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