Literary Terms Flashcards

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plot

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How the author arranges events to develop a basic idea

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mood

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Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

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setting

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The time and place in which a story unfolds

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first person

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Story is told by the main character and the author uses the pronoun I or me

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second person

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The author uses "you" or "your" when speaking to the reader

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third person

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Author narrates the story using omniscient point of view and the author uses "he/she"

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conflict

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Any form of opposition the main character faces

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external conflict

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A struggle with a force outside one's self

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internal conflict

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A struggle within one's self

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characters

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The people, animals, or creatures in a story