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Literary Elements and Techniques
the basics
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English
7th Grade
12/15/2010

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Characterization
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refers to the creation and development of characters, the people who carry on the action in a literary work
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antagonist
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the character(s) who is/are against the main character
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protagonist
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the main character in the story
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conflict
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the problem in the story. Two forces or ideas characters (man v. man, man v. himself, man v. nature)
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climax
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the turning point of the action of the plot; the point where the reader has the greatest emotional reaction
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dialogue
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conversation between characters signified by quotation marks
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flashback
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showing events that happened at an earlier time during a current acene
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foreshadowing
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hint or clue of events to happen
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hyperbole
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an extreme exaggeration
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irony
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the opposite of what is expected
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metaphor
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a comparison between things that does not use like or as
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personification
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giving human qualities to non-humans
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plot
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the sequence of events in a story
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point of view
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the vantage point from which the story is told
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repetition
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the repeating of words for added emphasis or effect
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resolution
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how things work out in a story
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satire
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writing that uses humor, irony, or wit to make fun of something
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setting
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the time and place in which the events occur in a literary work
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simile
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a comparison that does use like or as
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symbolism
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something that stands for something else
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theme
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the central idea in a literary work; the main point the author wants to convey to the reader
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tone
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the attitude or viewpoint that an author shows toward his/her subject
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