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9th Grade Literary Terms

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internal conflicta conflict within a person
moodthe feeling created in a reader by the piece of literature
indirect characterizationwhat a character looks like,does, or says
plotsequence of events in a story
themecentral message of the story
toneauthor's attitude toward the subject or audience
point of viewthrough whose eyes you see the story
foreshadowingclues that hint at events to come
external conflictstruggle between opposing forces
symbolsomething that represents something else
expositionintroduces the characters and setting
settingwhen and where
climaxturning point of a story
figurative languagewording not meant to be taken literally
resolutionevents after the climax


Carole Coulter

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