Events that follow the climax; lead to the resolution

Method of showing what a person/character is like

Characterization includes

What the character says, thinks, does, looks, and what others say about them

A person or animal in a work of fiction

Character or force working against the protagonist

perspective from which the story is told

narrator is outside the story; uses "he", "she", "they"

love, faith, revenge, loneliness, courage, cowardice, fear

dark and eerie mood in "The Tell Tale Heart"

author's attitude toward the subject

vividness or mood; Paints a picture in the reader's mind.

Section of writing BEFORE the main story

Group of words with a different understood meaning

Dictionary definition of a word

Repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

Sally sold seashells by the seashore

Personification Example

The wind whispered through the night.

Bittersweet, living death, jumbo shrimp

Main character in a story, often a hero

Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story

Direct comparison saying something is something else

When the opposite of what is expected occurs

Giving human traits to non-human things

The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story

The central idea or message in a work of literature

Use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

Word that imitates the sound it represents

an expression of ideas or feelings in words; work written in lines and stanzas

a written work that tells a story through action or speech and is meant to be acted out.

imaginary writing; for example, short story or novel

necessary background information

the solution or outcome of the story

the narrator of the story is a character; the author uses the pronoun “I”

a direct conversation between characters

the use of two usually contradictory (opposite) terms together Ex: bittersweet, living death, free slaves, jumbo shrimp, deafening silence

the repetition of the same vowel sound in a sequence of words Ex: taking, taping, hesitating

Literary Terms and Concepts Flashcards

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Literary Term

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term for analyzing literature

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Genre

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category of literature

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Conflict

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problem or struggle in a story

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Man vs. Man

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character struggles with another character

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Man vs. Society

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character struggles with society

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Man vs. Self

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character struggles with internal problem

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Man vs. Fate

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character battles uncontrollable problem

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