Literature Terms are Lit!

event that kicks off the story; beginning of the conflict (though readers may not know it yet); may happen before the story begins

• climax

• plot

• initiating event

• exposition

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

main character of the story

• static

• protagonist

• dynamic

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

one against the main character

• static

• protagonist

• dynamic

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds

• static character

• protagonist

• dynamic character

• antagonist

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

author explicitly “tells” the reader details about the character’s personality

Ex. He was an angry, lonely boy.

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

reader must infer details about characters through clues-- the way the character acts, talks, and thinks; and how other characters respond to them

Ex. He spent a lot of time by himself and no one can remember ever seeing him smile. He did, however, get into fights often, seemingly without reason.

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

problem; the opposition of forces

• conflict

• character

• symbolism

• flashback

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

conflict within oneself

• external

• internal

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

lesson of a story

• main idea

• symbolism

• theme

• flashbook

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

where and when a story takes place

• theme

• character

• plot

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3