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The Outsiders Literary Terms
Literary Terms
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English
11th Grade
10/10/2013

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Setting
Definition
The time and place a story happens
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Plot
Definition
The events of the story; the action
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Exposition
Definition
The first part of plot. This is where the characters and setting are introduced.
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Rising Action
Definition
This is the second part of plot. This is where the problems in the story start happening that lead up to the climax.
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Climax
Definition
This is the third part of the plot. This is the most exciting point of the story where the problems of the rising action come together and the protagonist must make a choice or where it affects the protagonist.
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Falling Action
Definition
This is the fourth part of plot. This is after the climax and it is where consequences of the climax are dealt with.
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Resolution
Definition
This is the final and fifth part of plot. THis is where all the story comes together and any remaining questions are answered.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
This is a clue or hint in the story of somthing to come.
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Narrator
Definition
This is the person who is telling the story.
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Protagonist
Definition
The hero or main character of the story.
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Antagonist
Definition
This is the villain. The person who fights against the protagonist.
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first person point of view
Definition
Told from one character using pronouns like I, me, we, us
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third person limited point of view
Definition
Told from one charcter using pronouns he, she, they, them
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third person omniscent piont of view
Definition
Told from outside of the characters. This point of view sees all and uses pronounds I, me, we, us
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External conflict
Definition
this conflict happens outside of the protagonist
Ex. character vs. nature
character vs. character
character vs. society
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Internal conflict
Definition
this conflict happens within the protagonist
Character vs. self
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Theme
Definition
This is the lesson to be learned or moral teaching of the story
Term

What type of conflict is it when the Greasers fight with the Socs?

 

a.Character vs. Character

b. Character vs. Nature

c. Character vs. Self

d. Character vs. Society

Definition
A. Character vs. Character
Term

What type of conflict is it when the church is burning down and Johnny ran in to save the children?

 

a.Character vs. Character

b. Character vs. Nature

c. Character vs. Self

d. Character vs. Society

Definition
b. Character vs. Nature
Term

What type of conflict is it when Ponyboy had to accept that Johnny and Dally were both dead?

 

a.Character vs. Character

b. Character vs. Nature

c. Character vs. Self

d. Character vs. Society

Definition
c. Character vs. Self
Term

What type of conflict was it when people thought Ponyboy was a trouble maker just because he was a Greaser?

 

a.Character vs. Character

b. Character vs. Nature

c. Character vs. Self

d. Character vs. Society

Definition
Character vs. Society
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What point of view is this:

 

"I loved my mother, so I bought her flowers."

 

a. first person 

b. thrid person limited

c. third person omniscent

Definition
a. First person
Term

What point of view is this:

 

"The park was filled with children that were running around playing with each other. "

 

a. first person 

b. thrid person limited

c. third person omniscent

Definition
c. third person omniscent
Term

What point of view is this:

 

"George gave Cindy a card for her birthday."

 

a. first person 

b. thrid person limited

c. third person omniscent

Definition
b. third person limited
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