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| Antagonist | a character in a story or poem who attempts to prevent the main character from reaching his or her goal; the villain |
| Characterization | when the writer prevents a description of a character on physical apperance, speech and actions, inner thoughts and feelings, and his/her effect on others |
| Conflict | a problem or struggle |
| Flashbach | an interruption in a story with information from a past event |
| Foreshadowing | hints or clues to suggest events which will occur later in a story |
| Genre | a type or category of literature |
| Irony | contrast between what is expected or hoped for and what actually happens |
| Mood | a feeling or atmospere that a writer creates by using setting, images, details, events, and words |
| Plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| Point of View | a charater's statements about another character or his/her version of an action |
| Narrator | the person telling the story |
| Protagonist | the main character; hero/heroine |
| Setting | when and where a story takes place |
| Theme | the message/comment the author is giving through his or her writing |
| Tone | the attitude the writer takes toward the subject that he/she is writing about |
| Dynamic Character | a character that changes throughout the story |
| Static Character | a character that remains the same, or barely changes, throughout the story |
| Allusion | a brief, usually indirect reference to a person,place,event that is outside of the literary work |
| Alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words |
| Hyperbole | an exaggerated statement |
| Metaphor | a comparison between two unlike nouns NOT using "like" or "as" |
| Onomatopoeia | words used to imitate sounds |
| Simile | a comparison of two unlike nouns using "like" or "as" |
| Symbolism | when an object, person, place, or event stands for an idea or belief |
| Personification | giving human qualities or traits to a non-human object |
| Imagery | using the five senses to help the reader experience the way things taste, smell, look, feel, and sound |
