12GR Unit 2 Literary Terms

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Conflict

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a struggle between opposing forces.

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Historical Context

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the circumstances of the time and place in which a story occurs

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Theme

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the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.

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Plot

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the sequence of events in a literary work.

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Characterization

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the act of creating and developing a character

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Closed Couplet

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sense and grammatical structure are completed within the two lines

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Enjambed

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a line in which both the grammatical structure and the sense continue past the end of the line.

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Plot Structure

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the way the events of the story are layed out

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Transformation

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A character changes in a profound way, becoming someone or something new. Often, the transformation involves magic or supernatural forces.

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Transgression

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A character commits a crime for which he or she must seek redemption.