Literary Terms Flashcards

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Digital text

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Electronic text read on a computer screen or device; may include images, sound, videos

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Key ideas

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Important ideas supporting the central message, theme, tone

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Characterization

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Process revealing the personality of a character

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Protagonist

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Main character in a narrative; the good guy

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Antagonist

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Character opposing the protagonist; the bad guy

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Paraphrase

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Restating the meaning in different words

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Summarize

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Reducing text to important points and main ideas

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Simile

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Metaphor

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Comparison not using 'like' or 'as'