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Literary Terms
literary terms
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English
9th Grade
01/24/2011

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allegory
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work of literature which carries an extended figurative meaning and teaches a moral or ethical lesson
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characterization
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methods by which a writer creates people in a story so that thet seem actually to exist
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climax
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turning point of the story otherwise known as the point of no return
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direct characterization
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writer tells you what the character is like through direct comments by the narrorator
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dramatic irony
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when an author allows the reader to know more about a situation than a character knows
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dynamic character
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a character who undergoes some type of a transformation from the start to the end of a book
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falling action
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drama/action winds down/begins to settle
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foreshadowing
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literary technique to provide clues for the reader to predict future events
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indirect characterization
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writer shows you what the character is like by revealing a character's actions, words, appearance, thoughts/feelings, and reactions of other characters
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irony
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exists when there is a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens
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narrator
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the teller of the story; not to be confused with the author
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point of view
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the angle or perspective from which the story is told which constitute the narrative in a work of fiction
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symbol
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anything in a work of literature which carries a literal significance while suggesting figurative meanings
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unreliable narrator
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credibility has been compromised in a significant way whcih leads us to question the truth or depenability of his/her reccolection/retelling of events
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