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Literary Terms
Literary terms
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English
9th Grade
01/14/2009

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Fiction
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Works of prose that have imaginary elements such as a novel/short story. Ideas come from the writer's imagination.
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Non-fiction
Definition
Prose writing that deals with real people, events, and places. Example, autobiography, biography, essay
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Simile
Definition
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 things using the words like or as.
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Metaphor
Definition
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 common things without like or as.
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Personification
Definition
Figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea.
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Figurative Language
Definition
Language that communicated ideas beyond the ordinay, literal meanings of words.
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Literal Language
Definition
Language that means exactly what is says. "Literal meaning" dictionary definition
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Denotation
Definition
The exact dictionary definition of a word.
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Connotation
Definition
The feeling or tone a word expresses; not just dictionary definition
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Diction
Definition
A writer's choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences.
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Tone
Definition
The attitude of a writer takes towards a subject.
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Prose
Definition
Ordianry language that people use in poetry, stories, and books.
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Poetry
Definition
Type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged to create a certain effect.
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Drama
Definition
Literature in which plot and characters are developed through dialogue and action; literature in play form.
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Essay
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Brief composition on a single subject that usually presents the personal views of the author. Expository means to explain, narrative tells a story, persuasive convinces.
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Point of view
Definition
Perspective from which events in a story or novel are told. Either first/third person.
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First person
Definition
Narrator is a character in the story and tells everything in his/her own words.
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Limited 3rd person
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Narrator tells only one character's thoughts, feelings, and observations
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Third person
Definition
Story is told by a narrative boice outside the action, not by one of the characters.
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Omniscient
Definition
Narrator sees into the minds of more than one character.
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Plot
Definition
The sequence of events in a story
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Exposition
Definition
Beginning ofplot that sets the tone, establishes the setting, and introduces the characters with background information.
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Rising Action
Definition
Events in a story that move the plot along by adding complications to the conflict; leads to climax.
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Complication
Definition
Conflict intensifies; a factor, condition, or element intensifies the conflict.
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Climax
Definition
When the reader's interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point; occurs towards the end of a story.
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Falling action
Definition
AKA resolution, and occurs at the end of a story. Conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up.
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Resolution
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AKA falling action, and occurs at the end of a story. Conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up.
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Conflict
Definition
Plot has a struggle between opposing forces. External is a conflict with nature/physical object/character. Internal is a conflict within a character.
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Allusion
Definition
Indirect reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event.
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Symbol
Definition
A person, place, activity, or an object that stands for something beyond itself.
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