Literary Elements, Figurative Language, and Genres: Oh My!

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What is a character?

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A person (or personified object or animal) in a work.

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What is characterization?

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The process by which an author reveals the personality of a character.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison between two unlike things that DOES NOT use like or as.

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What is personification?

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Giving humanlike qualities to a non-human thing.

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What is a protagonist?

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The leading character, or one of the major characters in a work of literature.

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What is a theme?

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A dominant or reoccurring idea in a literary work.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.

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What is an antagonist?

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A character in a work of literature who opposes the lead character.

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What is a plot?

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The events that make up a story or the main part of a story.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.