Literary Terms and Concepts

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Point of View

Back

The perspective from which a story is told

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1st person

Back

I, we

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2nd person

Back

you

Front

3rd person

Back

he, she, they

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Characterization

Back

The way an author writes to make a character believable

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Character traits

Back

physical(appearance), personality (decisions and actions)

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Simile

Back

A comparison to two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

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Setting

Back

Time and place where a story happens

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Irony

Back

The opposite of what you think will happen actually happens.

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Protagonist

Back

The main character. The person who the story is about.