Literary Terms

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Protagonist

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The main character. Often, but not always, the hero.

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Irony

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When the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens.

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Flashback

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An action that interrupts to show an event that happened at an earlier time.

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MOOD=Reader

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The mood is the feeling created by a piece of writing.

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Tone

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The feeling conveyed by the author's attitude toward the subject and the way they write about it.

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Tone = Author

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The tone reflects the author's attitude.

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Symbolism

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Symbols are objects, persons, or actions that signify something more abstract or general.

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Third Person Point of View

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The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters.

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Conflict

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Events in the plot that show the struggle between opposing forces.

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The five types of conflict are...

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1. Person vs. person

2. Person vs. society

3. Person vs. self

4. Person vs. nature

5. Person vs. fate