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Literary Terms
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Literature
7th Grade
10/18/2011

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setting
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the time period and geographical location of a story
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plot
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happenings revealed in their chronological order
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theme
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main idea of the story; involves a universal truth about life; moral or life lesson to be learned
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foreshadowing
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hints given by the author as to what will happen later in the story
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flashback
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presentation of an earlier episode that occurred prior to the opening of the story
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atmosphere
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the tone or feeling of a story
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character
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a made up personality in a story created by the author
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round character
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a character that changes during the story; more like a real person
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flat character
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a character that does not change during the story
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conflict
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the problem in a story; when two or more forces struggle for control
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man vs. man
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when one character struggles against another
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man vs. nature
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when a character struggles against a force of nature (blizzard, tornador, hurricane, etc.)
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man vs. society
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when a character fights against a lot of other characters or against his/her own culture
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man vs. himself
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when a character struggles against himself
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man vs. supernatural
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when a character struggles against a god, spirit, ghost, or vampire
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exposition
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the beginning of a story where the reader learns the setting, character, atmosphere, and any background information
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complication
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the part of the story where the reader discovers the conflict
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climax
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the most exciting part of the story
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falling action
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what happens after the climax, but before anti-climax
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anti-climax
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usually happens near the end of the story, when something exciting happens, but not as exciting as the climax
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denouement
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the ending of the story
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