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| a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | ||
| the intended reader of a piece | ||
| The reason the author wrote a literary work, or shared information, events, motivations, etc. inside a literary work. | ||
| people or animals who take part in the action of a literary work | ||
| is the central character of a drama, novel, short story, or narrative poem | ||
| the character that the main character (protagonist) struggles against | ||
| The literary character's traits express the emotions and concerns of real people. The audience can usually identify with the feelings of this character. | ||
| 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 | ||
| Change in response to actions through which he/she passes | ||
| Change little or none over the course of a literary work despite being given opportunities to do so | ||
| the problem or problems characters face in a literary work | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| language that is used in writing to produce images in a reader's mind and to express ideas in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways | ||
| a comparison using the words "like" or "as" | ||
| a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as" | ||
| intentional exaggeration to create an effect | ||
| a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | ||
| endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | ||
| a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence | ||
| the time, place, and environment in which action takes place | ||
| the events that take place in a story | ||
| the opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced | ||
| following the exposition; the events that build up to the 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 | ||
| following the climax; when the story begins to resolve conflicts and outstanding issues | ||
| All the loose ends are tied up, and the story comes to a reasonable ending | ||
| the historical period that shapes a work of literature and allows the reader to understand important issues in a given time period | ||
| comparing similarities between two or more ideas, stories, characters, things, etc. | ||
| showing the differences between two or more ideas, stories, characters, things, etc. | ||
| the insertion or flashing to an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative (story) | ||
| when a something is written to appeal to the five senses. | ||
| when description helps the reader understand how something tastes. | ||
| when description helps the reader understand how something feels to the touch. | ||
| when description helps the reader understand how something looks when viewed. | ||
| when description helps the reader understand how something would sound. | ||
| when description helps the reader understand how something would smell | ||
| What the passage is mostly about (like the topic) | ||
| the person telling the story. A narrator can be in 1st , 2nd, or 3rd Person | ||
| the vantage point from which a story is told | ||
| a story told by an "I" narrator. An "I" narrator is a character in the story | ||
| a story directed to the reader using "you"; used most commonly when giving directions | ||
| a story told by a non-participating narrator, either omniscient or limited | ||
| the emotional atmosphere of a work | ||
| how the author gets the point across | ||
| conversation between two or more people | ||
| the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens | ||
| an object that is used to represent something else (usually a larger, philosophical and more important idea) | ||
| a central lesson of a work | ||
| the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers). |
