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Literary Dvices ShrtStry Quiz
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Literature
8th Grade
03/02/2008

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antagonist
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the force that opposes the main character
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protagonist
Definition
the person(usually the main character) who faces the conflict
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conflict
Definition
he struggle between two forces that must be resolved
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internal conflict
Definition
struggle between the protagonist and self
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external conflict
Definition
the struggle between the protagonist and some outside force
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plot
Definition
the action or series of events in the story
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atmosphere
Definition
general over-all feeling of a story
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dynamic character
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a character who changes or develops during the story
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static character
Definition
a character who changes or develops during the story
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characterization
Definition
all the ways that characters are developed


--a physical description of a character and/or a description of the kind of person he or she is.
--a description by another character
--the characters speech
--an explanation of the characters thoughts
--the characters actions
--the characters responses and reactions to other characters or to situations
--a combination of several of these methods
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climax
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turning point or point of highest intensity (usually it marks a turning point in the action since the reader is no longer in doubt about the outcome.)
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flashback
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interrupting the story to relate incidents of an earlier time
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foreshadowing
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the dropping of important hints to prepare the reader for what is to come
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rising action
Definition
events building up to the climax
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resolution
Definition
events following the climax
also called denouement or falling action)
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setting
Definition
the time and place of the story

(bigger more general area)
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locale
Definition
the particular place of the story

(specific location of the story)
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dialect
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the particular way people in a locale or social group speak
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irony
Definition
a twist or opposite

--author says one thing and means the opposite
--apply to the outcome of an event that is the opposite of what might be expected
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style
Definition
the distinctive language of a writer(the choice and arrangement of words)
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tone
Definition
the attitude of a writer toward the characters or subject or audience
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symbol
Definition
the concrete representation of an abstract

ex.--->

--horseshoe represents good luck
--heart represents love
--a dove represents peace
--a skull represents death
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point of view
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the vantage point from which the narrator tells the story. two basic POV: first person, and third person.
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first person
Definition
told by a major minor character using "I" and limited to only what that character can know(ransom of red chief)
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third person
Definition
the narrator serves as an observer who describes and comments on the characters and action
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theme
Definition
the life lesson or the general truth that the author is revealing about human nature
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