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Literary Terms
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8th Grade
10/15/2012

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prose
Definition
ordinary writing; not poetry
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fiction
Definition
not true; imaginative writing
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nonfiction
Definition
true story; factual reporting
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fantasy
Definition
fictional story of unreal world and characters
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science fiction
Definition
fiction based on scientific fact
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biography
Definition
true story of a person's life written by another person
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autobiography
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true story of a person's life written by the same person
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short story
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brief work of fictional prose
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narrative
Definition
a story
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narrator
Definition
the storyteller
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plot
Definition
the arrangement or sequence of events
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exposition (introduction)
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution or denouement
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5 Plot Steps
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climax
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the high point or turning point; the point of greatest emotional interest
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point of view
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vision or perspective through which a story is told
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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conflict
Definition
struggle
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man vs man
man vs nature
man vs society
man vs self
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4 Kinds of Conflict
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genre
Definition
type;
classification;
category
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anthology
Definition
collection of literary works
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characterization
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technique of showing what a person is like
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characters
Definition
people, animals, or strange beings
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protagonist
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main character
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antagonist
Definition
one against the main character
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dynamic character
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one who changes as a result of events in the story
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static character
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remains the same and does not change
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round character
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fully developed character with good and bad traits
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flat character
Definition
one-sided character not fully developed
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stereotype
Definition
has expected traits of a group, not an individual
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motivation
Definition
reason or reasons for a character's behavior
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dialogue
Definition
conversation
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setting
Definition
time and place
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narrative hook
Definition
point at which a reader's interest is aroused
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suspense
Definition
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curiosity about what will happen next
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cause and effect
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chain reaction
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foreshadowing
Definition
clues about what will happen next
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flashback
Definition
episode which interrupts the action and shifts to an earlier time
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irony
Definition
contrast between what appears to be and what really is
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verbal irony
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contrast between what is said and what is meant
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irony of situation
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a happening that is opposite of what is expected
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dramatic irony
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the audience knows more than the characters
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sarcasm
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verbal irony in which praise is actually insulting
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satire
Definition
making fun of something to prove a point
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symbol
Definition
something that stands for or represents something else
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allusion
Definition
reference to something outside the story (from mythology, another literary work, historical events, etc.)
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motif
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an element that is repeated; a recurring important idea or image
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epiphany
Definition
a sudden revealing of a truth
(light bulb)
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mood
Definition
feeling that is produced in the reader
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tone
Definition
way the author feels; author's attitude
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theme
Definition
underlying meaning; the message
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style
Definition
the way the story is written
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diction
Definition
word choice
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