Literary Terms Flashcard 1-30

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Genre

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A type or classification

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Which literary term refers to a genre of literature meant to be acted out on stage?

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Drama

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Characterization in literature

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Techniques used by an author in creating a fictional identity

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What is the role of a "Narrator" in a story?

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The person that tells the story

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Which term describes the struggle between two opposing forces in literature?

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Conflict

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Imagery

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Sensory details that appeal to the five senses

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What is the use of an object, place, or event to represent an idea of greater significance called?

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Symbolism

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What is the difference between what you expect to occur and what actually occurs known as?

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Irony

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Who is one that analyzes, evaluates, and interprets a work of literature?

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Critic

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What is the technique used by the author that gives hints as to what may happen later in the story?

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Foreshadowing