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literary terms
for final exam
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English
7th Grade
05/23/2011

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narrator
Definition
a person or character who tells a story
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point of view
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a vantage point from which a story is told
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setting
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is the time and place in which it happened
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protagonist
Definition
the main character in a story
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denouement
Definition
any material that follows the resolution and that ties up loose ends
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metaphor
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a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken or written about as if it were another
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analogy
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a comparison of things that are alike in some ways but different in others
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conflict
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a struggle between two people,animals or things in a literary work
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realism
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the attempt to render in art or literature an accurate portrayal of reality
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suspense
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a feeling of expectations, anxiousness, or curiosity
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folktale
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a story passed by word of mouth from generation to generation
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falling action
Definition
all the events that follow the climax
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