literary terms english 9. protagonist main character faces a struggle
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Literary TermsEnglish 9
Protagonist
Main CharacterFaces a struggle
Antagonist
Person or force protagonist is fighting against
Motivation
The psychological/moral impulses and outside circumstances that cause a character to act, think, or feel a certain way
Plot
The events of a storySequence (order) of events
Plot (elements of)
Exposition-introductory information needed to start the work
Exciting force-event that starts the rising action
Rising action-events which build suspenseTurning point/climax-highest point of
suspenseFalling action-aftermath/consequences Resolution-results of problem solved
Obstacle/Complication
Problem that the character must overcome
Conflict
The struggle between opposing forces that determine the action and drama
Characterization
The method by which an author reveals a character◦Direct comment from narrator◦Character’s actions◦Revelation◦Inner-thoughts from character◦What other characters say◦Character dialogue
Dialogue
The conversation of two or more people as represented in writing
Interior Monologue
The presentation of a character’s inner-emotional experience
Point of View
1st person-I, 3rd person-he/sheThe vantage point or stance which from
which a story is toldThe eye and mind through which the
action is perceived and filtered
Similie
Compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Allusion
A reference to historical or fictional characters, places, events, or works that the writer assumes the reader will recognize
Climax
The most exciting part of a story where the main conflict comes together.
Foreshadow
Giving hints or clues of events that occur later in a work
Flashback
A way of presenting something that took place in the past
Genre
Category that literature falls into based on specific standards
Imagery
Writer’s vivid description that help readers visualize
Irony
When one thing is expected but another occurs
Metaphor
One thing representing anotherMaking a comparison
Mood
How the reader feels about the story
Narration
The telling of a storyThe narrator is the person saying the
story
Onomatopoeia
Word that represent sounds
Parody
Literary work that satirizes another work, its author, or the ideas presented.
Personification
Giving non-human objects human characteristics
Satire
Literary device where an author mocks specific people, groups or some aspect of society.
Setting
The time and place of a story
Sonnet
Type of poem that has a specific rhyme and meter
Subplot
Minor story that runs inside the main story
Symbol
Anything that signifies or stands for something else
Theme
Broad idea or messageSubject of artistic representationAn specific or repeating idea; a motif
Tone
The reflection of the author’s attitude toward his or her subject, characters, and readers