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| conflict | a struggle or problem in the plot of a poem, story or play |
| character | a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work |
| characterization | the act of creating or describing a character, by showing what they say, do and think, showing what other characters say about them, and by showing what physical features, dress and personality they display |
| external conflict | a struggle that takes place between a character and something outside that character such as another character, society or nature |
| imagery | language that creates concrete representations of an object or an experience - may appeal to your 5 senses |
| internal conflict | a struggle that takes place inside the mind of the character |
| mood | the feeling or emotion that the writer creates in a literary |
| motivation | a force that moves a character to think, feel, or behave in a certain way |
| setting | the time and place in which a literary work happens |
| theme | a central idea in a literary work |
| fiction | literary text - NOT true - created from the author's imagination |
| perspective | how an author feels about a subject based on his past experiences |
| plot | what happens in a literary text |
| point of view | an author's opinion on an issue |
| tone | the overall feeling that a literary selection presents to the reader |
