Literary Terms and Concepts

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Character Traits

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person's behavior and attitudes that make up personality; can be both good and bad.

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Static Character

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A static character stays the SAME throughout the whole story. Character’s thoughts, beliefs, and actions remain the same.

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Dynamic Character

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A dynamic character CHANGES over the course of the story; thoughts and beliefs are different at the end of the story.

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Protagonist

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The main/leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. Story cannot exist without protagonist.

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Antagonist

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A person who actively opposes (against) or is hostile to someone (anti-pro). Goes against protagonist.

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Person vs. Self

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Internal conflict between a character and his/her own feelings, thoughts, decision making.

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Person vs. Person Conflict

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External conflict between TWO characters.

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Person vs. Nature Conflict

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External conflict between a character and a force of nature (hurricane, rainstorms,blizzards etc..)

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Person vs. Society Conflict

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External conflict between a character and their culture, society, or government (group, not just 1 person)

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Point of View

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Who is telling the story?