Literary Terms

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flashback

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A scene in the story that goes back to the past.

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trait

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A quality or personality that describes a character.

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internal conflict

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when a character struggles against a strong emotion

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protagonist

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the main character in the story

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3rd person objective point of view

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The narrator focuses on no character's thoughts or feelings.

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3rd person omniscient point of view

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The narrator is all-knowing and tells the reader all of the character's thoughts and feelings.

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foreshadowing

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Events that help predict what will happen later in the story.

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plot

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The problem, events, and the resolution.

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resolution

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the solution to the problem in the story

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antagonist

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a character that stands in opposition to the main character