Literary Terms Review

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Parts of Plot

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In the exposition, we are introduced to the characters, setting, and conflict.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told. Examples include first person, second person, and third person.

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Types of Irony

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Dramatic irony, situational irony, and verbal irony are common types. Frenetic is NOT a type of irony.

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First Person Point of View

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The narrator is a character in the story, using 'I' or 'we'.

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Second Person Point of View

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The narrator addresses the reader directly, using 'you'.

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Third Person Point of View

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The narrator is outside the story and refers to characters as 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

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Flashback

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An interruption in a story to tell about events that happened earlier.

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Foreshadowing

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Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

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Characterization

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The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a literary work.