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Literary Terms
September 6, 2013
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Climax (turning point)
• the moment of maximum interest; where the rising action meets the falling action
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Conflict (Problem)• a struggle between opposing
forces: (4 kinds)
1.) Person against person (external)
2.) Person against nature (external)
3.) Person against society (external)
4.) Person against self (internal)
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Dynamic character
• a character that changes as a result of events in the story
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Flashback
• an interruption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time.
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Foreshadowing
• when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story.
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Genre
• a type or category of literature. There are 4 main genres:
1.)Fiction (fake) 2.) non-fiction
3.) Poetry (imagery) 4.) drama (plays)
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Inference
• a logical guess based on evidence
• Readers, by combining the information a writer provides with what they know from their own experience, can figure out more than the words say.
• To infer = to read between the lines
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Irony
• a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens.
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Mood
• the overall feeling that the work conveys
• Optimistic
• Pessimistic
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Point of View
• The position, or viewpoint, from which the events of the story are seen and told (2 main types):
1.) First-person – (“I”) - the story is told through a character who is taking part in the story
2.) Third-Person Omniscient (“he”) – the story is told through the eyes of an “all-knowing” narrator
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Setting
• where and when a story takes place
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Static character
• a character that stays the same throughout the story
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Theme
• the life lesson learned by the main character
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Tone
• the attitude a writer conveys in their writing
• Frustrated
• Hopeful