Literary Terms and Concepts

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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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Inciting Force

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action that starts the story

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Falling Action

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Events that follow the climax; lead to the resolution

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Characterization

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Method of showing what a person/character is like