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Literary Terminology
Sabra lit test
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Literature
8th Grade
03/04/2010

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Antagonist
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a person or force that opposes the main character or protagonist
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Protagonist
Definition
the main character of a story or peice of literature
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Conflict
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the central struggle between opposing forces in a story or play
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Conflict
Definition
the central struggle between opposing forces in a story or play
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Point Of View
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the relationship of the narrator to the story
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Motif
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Anything that appears repeatedly in a piece of literature
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Characterization
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the methods a writer uses to develop the personality of a character
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Figurative Language
Definition
language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meanings of words
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Foreshadowing
Definition
the use of clues by an author to prepare readers for events that will happen in the future
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Imagery
Definition
language that emphasizes sense impressions to help the reader see, hear, feel something that is described
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Irony
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a contrast between what is said or done and what is expected
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Symbol
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an object person place or experience that means more than what it is
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Theme
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the main idea of a story poem novel or play
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Allusion
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refrence in a work of literature to a well known character place or situation in history or other literature
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List 6 Ways Characterization Is Revealed
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apperance, speech, thoughts + feelings, actions, and enviorment
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List 4 DIfferent Forms of Figurative Language
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Onomonopia, simile, metaphor, personification
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