Literary Terms Flashcards

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Character

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Anything with a personality in the story

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Setting

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Time and place of the story

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Characterization

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Ways in which an author reveals a character’s personality

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Dialogue

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Anything said in the Story

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Protagonist

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The main character

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Antagonist

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The main force against the protagonist (nature)

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Conflict

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The main struggle between protagonist and antagonist

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Action (literary action)

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Anything that moves the story forward

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Inciting moment

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And event near the beginning that sparks of the intensity the character gets a goal

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Complication

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Problem is a character faces in trying to achieve the goal

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Climax

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Most intense moment in the story usually near the end

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Surprise ending

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That unexpected resolution

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Theme

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Lesson or moral of the story; a common thread throughout the story

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Symbol

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Something that stands for something else; flag

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Anything in the story with a personality

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Character: Harrison Bergeron 
George Bergeron 
Hazel 
Peyton
Ivan
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The time and place of a story

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2081 in George’s and hazels living room

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Ways a writer reveals a characters personality

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Ivan’s fears

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The main character

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Anything said in the story

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“Gee-I could tell that one was a doozy”

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Anything that moves the story along

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Running in the woods, in the stream

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The main force against the protagonist

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Ian’s fear; the handicapper general

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Something that represents something else

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The watch representing the last remaining time(Peyton)

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The struggle between the protagonist and the antagonist.

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Harrison and the handicapper general

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Sparks the action f the story

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Peyton stepping off the bridge

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Anything that gets in the way of achieving his/her goal
People/ soldiers shooting at Peyton; the rope; falling asleep while running
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An unexpected resolution
It is a shock that George and hazel don't react at the end
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The main idea or point of the story
War is nasty for everyone
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The point of most intensity in a story.
Where Peyton is about to reach his wife and home