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| 204239919 | Allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | |
| 204239920 | Audience | the intended reader of a piece | |
| 204239921 | Author's Purpose | The reason the author wrote a literary work, or shared information, events, motivations, etc. inside a literary work. | |
| 204239922 | Character | people or animals who take part in the action of a literary work | |
| 204239923 | Character Protagonist | is the central character of a drama, novel, short story, or narrative poem | |
| 204239924 | Character Antagonist | the character that the main character (protagonist) struggles against | |
| 204239925 | Character Round | The literary character's traits express the emotions and concerns of real people. The audience can usually identify with the feelings of this character. | |
| 204239926 | Character Flat | A character who has one dominant trait that is more noticeable than anything or anyone else and usually have only one job to perform in the text of a story. a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story | |
| 204239927 | Character Dynamic | Change in response to actions through which he/she passes | |
| 204239928 | Character Static | Change little or none over the course of a literary work despite being given opportunities to do so | |
| 204239929 | Conflict | the problem or problems characters face in a literary work | |
| 204239930 | Conflict Internal | An internal conflict is a struggle that takes place within a character's mind or heart. In an internal conflict, a character might struggle with paralyzing fear or a need for revenge | |
| 204239931 | Conflict External | a struggle between two forces. An external conflict can take place between two characters; between a character and a group; between a character and society as a whole; or between a character and an animal or a force of nature | |
| 204239932 | Figurative Language | language that is used in writing to produce images in a reader's mind and to express ideas in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways; non-literal ways of expressing one thing in terms of another | |
| 204239933 | Figurative Language Simile | a comparison using the words "like" or "as" | |
| 204239934 | Figurative Language Metaphor | a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as" | |
| 204239935 | Figurative Language Hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | |
| 204239936 | Figurative Language Onomatopoeia | a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | |
| 204239937 | Figurative Language Personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | |
| 204239938 | Inference | a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence | |
| 204239939 | Setting | the time, place, and environment in which action takes place | |
| 204239940 | Plot | the events that take place in a story | |
| 204239941 | Plot Exposition | the opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced | |
| 204239942 | Plot Rising Action | following the exposition; the events that build up to the climax | |
| 204239943 | Plot Climax | This is the turning point of the story and the point of highest interest. Plot turning point: the point in a work in which a very significant change occurs | |
| 204239944 | Plot Falling Action | following the climax; when the story begins to resolve conflicts and outstanding issues | |
| 204239945 | Plot Resolution | All the loose ends are tied up, and the story comes to a reasonable ending | |
| 204239946 | Historical Context | the historical period that shapes a work of literature and allows the reader to understand important issues in a given time period | |
| 204239947 | Compare | comparing similarities between two or more ideas, stories, characters, things, etc. | |
| 204239948 | Contrast | showing the differences between two or more ideas, stories, characters, things, etc. | |
| 204239949 | Flashback | the insertion or flashing to an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative (story) | |
| 204239950 | Imagery | when a something is written to appeal to the five senses. | |
| 204239951 | Imagery TASTE | when description helps the reader understand how something might be described when sensed through the mouth or tongue | |
| 204239952 | Imagery TOUCH | when description helps the reader understand how something feels | |
| 204239953 | Imagery SIGHT | when description helps the reader understand how something looks when viewed. | |
| 204239954 | Imagery SOUND | when description helps the reader understand something that is heard | |
| 204239955 | Imagery SMELL | When description helps the reader understand how something might be described when sensed through the nose | |
| 204239956 | Main Idea | What the passage is mostly about (like the topic) | |
| 204239957 | Narrator | the person telling the story. A narrator can be in 1st , 2nd, or 3rd Person | |
| 204239958 | Point of View | the vantage point from which a story is told | |
| 204239959 | Point of View FIRST PERSON | a story told by an "I" narrator. An "I" narrator is a character in the story | |
| 204239960 | Point of View SECOND PERSON | a story directed to the reader using "you"; used most commonly when giving directions | |
| 204239961 | Point of View THIRD PERSON | a story told by a non-participating narrator, either omniscient or limited | |
| 204239962 | Mood | the emotional atmosphere of a work | |
| 204239963 | Convey | how the author gets the point across | |
| 204239964 | Dialogue | conversation between two or more people | |
| 204239965 | Irony | the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens | |
| 204239966 | Symbol | an object that is used to represent something else (usually a larger, philosophical and more important idea) | |
| 204239967 | Theme | a central lesson of a work | |
| 204239968 | Tone | the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story/poem, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers). |
