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English I Literary Terms, Unit I
9th grade literary terms, 1st set
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9th Grade
09/06/2010

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plot
Definition
all the events of a story
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protagonist
Definition
the main character
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antagonist
Definition
character or force that opposes or blocks the protagonist
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conflict
Definition
struggle between opposing characters, forces or emotions
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rising action
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the events of a story leading up to the climax
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climax
Definition
the point in a story of greatest emotional intensity; the most exciting part of a story
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falling action
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the events of a story that take place after the climax
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resolution
Definition
the solution or settling of the conflict
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character
Definition
a person in a story
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tone
Definition
the author's attitude toward the story; how the author feels about his or her subject
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theme
Definition
the main idea of a story
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setting
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the time and place of a story
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dialogue
Definition
conversation between characters; what the characters say
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imagery
Definition
language that appeals to the senses
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narrative
Definition
type of writing or speaking that tells about a series of related events
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novel
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long fictional story that is normally somewhere between 100 and 500 pages long
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short story
Definition
short, concentrated fictional story
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allusion
Definition
reference to another story or work of art that the author assumes the reader will know
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