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| antagonist | the character in fiction or drama who is a rival or opponent of the main character |
| bias | favoring and often presenting one side of an argument |
| characterization | the method an author uses to reveal or describe characters and their various personalities and motives |
| conflict | the problem or struggle in a story that triggers the action |
| external conflict | a character facing society another character or a physical challange...type of conflict |
| internal conflict | a character facing opposing forces within him or herself |
| genre | a category or type of literature based on its style, form and content |
| inference | a reasonable guess based upon information provided in a piece of writing |
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as |
| metaphor | "The stars were diamonds" what literary term? |
| mood | feeling a story gives readers |
| objective | NONFICTION writing that relates information in an impersonal manner; without feelings or opinions |
| personification | form of figurative language in which an idea, object or animal is given human characteristics |
| personification | "The rock stubbornly refused to move." what literary term? |
| plot | the action or sequence of events in a story |
| point of view | the angle from which a story is told |
| first person point of view | one of the characters is telling the story..point of view is? |
| third person point of view | someone outside the story is telling the story. point of view is? |
| protagonist | the chief character in a work of fiction or drama |
| setting | the time and place of the story |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike objects using like or as |
| simile | "The sun rose like a giant flower out of the sky." What literary term? |
| stanza | a group of lines that are set off to form a division in poetry |
| symbol | an object, person or event that stands for something else |
| theme | the statement about life or human nature that an author wants to make to the reader |
| imagery | the words or phrases a writer uses to describe or present objects, feelings actions, ideas, etc |
| irony | the contrast between what readers might resaonably expect to happen and what actually happens |
| climax | Point of greatest interest and emotional involvement in the plot. |
| high point of the story | climax |
| exposition | Introduction to the main characters, settings, and situation of plot |
| resolution | Final outcome which ties up loose ends |
| falling action | Events that develop from the climax to the conclusion |
| rising action | Events and complications that lead to an important and dramatic point in the plot |
| tone | the perspective from which a story is narrated |
