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Literary Terms
Mrs. Manry (2)
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English
9th Grade
10/05/2007

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antagonist
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a character or force in conflict with a main character[image]
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protagonist
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the main character in a literary work
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climax
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the high point of interest or suspense
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internal conflict
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involves a conflict with himself/herself
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external conflict
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the main character struggles anainst an outer force
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plot
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a sequence of events in literary work
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setting
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the time and place of the action
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narrator
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the speaker of character who tells the story
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first person
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when a character in the story tells the story
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third person limited
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when a voice outside the story narrates
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dialogue
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a conversation betwee characters
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imagery
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the descriptive or figurative langauge used in literature to create word pictures for the reader
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theme
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central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work
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foreshadowing
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clues that suggest events that have yet to accur
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suspense
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the feeling or courosity in literature
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verbal irony
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words used to represent opposite of what they mean
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situational irony
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directly contradics the expectations of the character
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dramatic irony
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a contradiction with a character
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symbol
Definition
anything that represents or stands for something else
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