Understanding Key Terms

Front

What is a character with multiple or conflicting motivations called?

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Complex Character

Front

What is the main focus of a work of literature referred to as?

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Central Idea

Front

What term describes the arrangement or framework of a text?

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Structure

Front

What does the term 'delineate' mean?

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To describe precisely

Front

In the context of a story, what does 'unfolds' mean?

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To reveal or develop over time

Front

What is the term for the underlying message or lesson in a literary work?

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Theme

Front

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

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Setting

Front

What do we call the perspective from which a story is told?

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Point of View

Front

What is the term for a struggle between opposing forces in a story?

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Conflict

Front

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

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Plot