Literary Terms #1 Dec 2024

Front

What is the moral or message readers should learn from the story?

Back

Theme

Front

What term describes something that is implied though not plainly expressed?

Back

Implicit

Front

What is a section in a literary work that interrupts the chronological presentation of events to relate to an event from an earlier time?

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Flashback

Front

What is the text that comes from the story used to support your analysis?

Back

Text evidence

Front

What is the dictionary meaning of a word, independent of other associations that the word may have?

Back

Denotation

Front

What term refers to the emotional or cultural association that a word carries beyond its literal meaning?

Back

Connotation

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Front

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

Point of view

Front

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

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the term for the highest point of tension in a story, where the main conflict reaches its peak?

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Climax