Literary Terms Flashcards

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Antagonist

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Character who opposes the protagonist

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Characterization

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The construction of a character

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Climax

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The highest point of tension in a story

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Falling Action

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The sequence of events after the climax

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Protagonist

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The main character who ends up in conflict due to the antagonist.

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Resolution

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Where the main conflict of the plot is resolved.

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Rising Action

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Series of relevant incidents that create suspense in the beginning of the story.

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Literary texts

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Passages that are stories, dramas, or poems.

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Theme

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A lesson or message of a literary text

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Central Idea

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The most important point or idea that the author is making in a passage. The central idea is also known as the main idea.