Literary Terms

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Central Idea

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The overall message of a text

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Figurative Language

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Umbrella term for literary terms like simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole

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Characterization

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Development of a character through personality traits

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Denotation

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The dictionary definition of a word

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Connotation

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A word's association or relationship, jargon

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Metaphor

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Comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

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Simile

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Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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Protagonist

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The main character you are sympathetic with in a work of literature

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Antagonist

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The person in direct conflict with the protagonist

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Plot

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The sequence of events