Literary Terms Flashcards

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Protagonist

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Main character of a story who usually undergoes some kind of change

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Antagonist

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Opposing force to the protagonist; can be a person or group of people

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Theme

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Message the author sends; lesson

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Point of View

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Who is telling the story? 1st person: character is telling the story “I” “me” 2nd person: RARE speaking directly to the reader “you” (choose your own adventure) 3rd person: someone outside of the story is telling the story

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Symbolism

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When a tangible object represents a larger idea or concept

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Simile

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A comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”

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plot

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The events of a story. WHAT happens

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conflict

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The problem in the story

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foreshadowing

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An author hints at what might happen in the future

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Inciting incident

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The event in the story that begins the conflict