Literary Terms- American Dirt

The way writers develop characters through descriptions of the characters’ physical appearances, personalities, actions, interactions, and dialogue.

• Conflict

• Characterization

• Imagery

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The central struggle between two opposing forces 

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Characterization

• Conflict

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The perspective from which the story is told

• Characterization

• Point of View

• Diction

• Imagery

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Word choice

• Denotation

• Figurative Language

• Diction

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When the author uses a person, object, idea or action to represent something beyond its literal meaning

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The universal idea, lesson, or message in a literary work that express a broader truth about the human experience

• Foreshadowing

• Diction

• Theme

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3