Literary Analysis Vocab.

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Study closely and carefully

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Analyze

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One of the persons in a drama or novel

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Character

Front

A quality distinguishing one character from another

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Character Trait

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The highest point of dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action

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Climax

Front

Main problem faced by the character in the story

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Conflict

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A conflict where a character faces an outside force, like another character, nature, or society.

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External Conflict

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Language using words or expressions with meanings different from the literal.

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Figurative Language

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Reader's guess about future events or character feelings.

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Inference

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Problem within a character, involving struggles like difficult decisions, guilt, or fear.

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Internal Conflict

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Everything that occurs in a story.

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Plot