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| antagonist | a character or force in conflict with the main character |
| external conflict | a character struggles with an outside force, such as another person, nature, society, or God. |
| static character | a character who remains the same |
| dynamic character | a character who undergoes a significant change in the course of a story |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else. The comparison is implied |
| round character | a multi-faceted character with many different traits |
| first person p.o.v. | a narrator is inside the story using “I” |
| personification | a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
| flat character | a one-sided character with only one trait |
| character | a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work |
| stock character | a preconceived type or stereotype of a person |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| internal conflict | a struggle within a character to overcome a weakness or flaw |
| parody | an imitation for humorous effect |
| symbol | an object is given meaning other than itself |
| omniscient p.o.v. | an outside narrator who knows what all characters think and feel |
| third person limited p.o.v. | an outside narrator who knows what one character thinks and feels |
| situational irony | an unexpected surprise occurs in the action—differently from expected |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses---sight, sound, touch, smell, taste |
| protagonist | main character in a literary work |
| satire | ridiculing and pointing out the flaws in hopes of creating awareness and change |
| characterization | the act of creating and developing a character |
| dramatic irony | the audience or readers know something a character does not |
| indirect characterization | the author develops the character by what the character says and does, how that character looks, and by what others say about that character |
| direct characterization | the author tells you or states explicitly what you are to think of a character |
| tone | the author’s attitude toward a subject |
| foreshadowing | the author’s use of hints and clues to suggest events yet to occur |
| irony | the difference between appearance and reality, expectation and result |
| theme | the main idea of a work, the insight of life revealed in the literary work |
| suspense | the quality that makes readers eager to continue; that feeling of uncertainty |
| setting | the time and place of the action |
| point of view | the vantage point from which a story is told; how it is told |
| diction | the word choice an author uses |
| verbal irony | words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant |
| figurative language | writing or speech not meant to be taken literally |
