Literacy Terms Flashcard

Front

Definition: The author's attitude towards the subject or events

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Tone

Front

Definition: An object, person, or place used to represent something else

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Symbolism

Front

Definition: The time and place where the story occurs

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Setting

Front

Definition: The “first hurdles” in the literary work

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Rising Action

Front

Definition: The moment when all of the loose ends are tied up and all of the questions answered

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Resolution

Front

Definition: The main character of a work –the one we “root for”

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Protagonist

Front

Definition: The perspective from which the story is told

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Point of View

Front

Definition: The sequence of events in a work of literature

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Plot

Front

Definition: The emotional atmosphere of a piece –how the reader “feels”

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Mood

Front

Definition: Type or category in which a literary work belongs

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Genre