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| Conflict | the problem or struggle in a story that triggers the action |
| Antagonist | - the person or thing working against the hero or protagonist |
| Flashback | returning to an earlier time for the purpose of making something in the present more clear. |
| Foreshadowing | giving hints or clues of what is to come later in the story |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration or overstatement |
| Imagery | the use of words to create a certain picture in the reader’s mind |
| Irony | using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or normal meaning |
| Metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison |
| Personification | a literary device in which the author speaks of or describes an animal, object, or idea as if it were a person: |
| Protagonist | the main character/hero of the story. This is the person who emotionally grows/changes the most |
| Setting | the time and place in which the literary work takes place |
| Simile | a comparison to two unlike things using the words like or as |
| Theme | a universal statement about life that a writer is tyring to get across in a piece of writing. In most cases |
| Exposition | the writing that is intended to make clear, or explain, something that might otherwise be difficult to understand. Often referred to as the introduction of a novel or short story. |
| Plot | the sequence of events in a piece of literature. It is usually a series of related incidents that builds and grows as the literature develops |
| Rising Action | a series of conflicts or struggles that build a literary piece towards the climax |
| Climax | the turning point in the literature. This is usually the most intense point |
| Falling action | the action of a literary piece that works out the decision arrived at during the climax. |
| Resolution | the section where the problem is solved |
