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| symbol | A person, place, thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well; it can signify something else |
| irony | A term that suggests some sort of discrepancy between appearance and reality; says one thing and means another |
| point of view | The angle or perspective from which a story is told |
| antagonist | The character that contends with or opposes another character |
| plot | The events or main story in a literary work |
| theme | The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals |
| foreshadowing | The introduction of clues early in a story to suggest or anticipate significant events that will develop later |
| resolution | The last part of the story when the characters’ problems are solved and the story ends |
| characters | The people or animals in a work of fiction or drama |
| climax | The point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action; the most emotional or suspenseful moment in story |
| protagonist | The main character in a literary work |
| conflict | The struggle between persons or forces in a work of drama or fiction |
| setting | The time and place in which the events of a work of literature take place |
| dynamic character | character changes throughout the story |
| static character | character remains the same throughout the story |
| dramatic irony | reader/audience knows something that the character does not |
| external conflict | struggle against someone or something |
| internal conflict | struggle with emotions and desires |
| tone | the author's attitude |
| imagery | appeals to the senses, such as color and sounds |
| situational irony | contrast between what sould seem appropriate and what actually happens |
| verbal irony | writer says one thing but means something totally different |
| flat character | one ot two traits, which can be described in two words |
| round character | like a real person, has many character traits |
| exposition | presentation of chars. and explanation of background |
| rising action | develops the conflict to a high point of intensity. |
| falling action/denouement | is all the events that follow the climax |
| dialect | The language of a particular district, class, or group of persons.encompasses the sounds, spelling, grammar, and diction employed by a specific people as distinguished from other persons either geographically or socially. |
| direct characterization | the process of revealing the personality of a character in a story through a direct statement of their personality |
| indirect characterization | the process of revealing the personality of a character in a story via conversation or actions |
| internal conflict | take place entirely in the character's own mind |
| external conflict | when when a character struggles with an outside force |
| theme | is the central idea of a work of literature |
| allusion | reference to a statement, a person, place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture. |
| chronology | arrangement of details in time order |
| thesis | In an essay, a thesis is an argument, either overt or implicit, that a writer develops and supports. |
