Literary Terms

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Allusion

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A reference in a literary work to a person, place thing, or event in history. It could also be a reference to another piece of literatyre.

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Antagonist

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A character who is in oposition to the protagonist/A character who opposes the hero

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Aside

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A piece of dialioge intended for the audience and not heard by the characters on stage

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Characterization

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The techniques the author uses to develop the personalities of fictional characters so they seem believable

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Chorus

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An actor who recites the prologue and or epilogue to aplay and sometimes comments on the action

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Climax

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The most intense or highest point of interest in a story

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces, people or ideas in a story, novel, play, or narrative poem.

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Name three types of external conflicts

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Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature

Man vs, Society

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Name an internal conflict

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Man vs. Himself

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Dynamic Character

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A character who changes or grows throughout the text due to experiences in his/her life