Literary Terms

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The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.

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Foreshadowing

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When the author shows/tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

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Direct Characterization

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A reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art, literature, music, pop culture.

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Allusion

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A feeling created in the reader based on a literary work.

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Mood

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An event occurs that directly contradicts (is opposite) the expectations of the reader, characters, or audience.

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Irony

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The central message, concern, or purpose the author is trying to communicate. "The Big Picture"

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Theme

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A struggle between opposing forces that drives the action in a literary work.

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Conflict

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The author's choice for who is telling the story; the speaker or character who tells the story.

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Narrator

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The time and place of a story; when and where a story takes place.

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Setting

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The series of related events in a story; sequence of literary events in a literary work.

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Plot