Literary Terms

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Setting

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Where and when the story takes place; time, place, environment

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a story.

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Antagonist

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A character or force in conflict with the main character, or protagonist.

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Protagonist

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The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type.

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces, often the central problem in a story.

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Characterization

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The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told.

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Connotation

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An idea or feeling that a word invokes; the inferred meaning.

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Denotation

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The literal or dictionary definition of a word.

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Simile

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.