Literary Terms Review

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Foreshadowing

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Hints of what is to come later in the story.

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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration used to heighten effect.

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Plot

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The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, presented in a sequence.

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Theme

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Central idea or ideas of a work of fiction or nonfiction.

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces, which can be internal (Man vs Himself) or external (Man vs Man, Man vs Nature).

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Setting

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The time and place in which a story takes place.

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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 (e.g., first person, third person).