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Genre• A style of art, film, music, or
literature• Some literary genres are
mysteries, westerns, romances, and comedies
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Protagonist• The main character of a novel,
play, or story• Usually the “good guy”• Opposes the antagonist
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Antagonist• A character in a novel, play, or
story who opposes the protagonist• Usually the “bad guy”
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Archetype• A character who represents a
certain type of person• Examples: Cinderella is an
archetype of a princess.
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Setting• Where the story takes place
– Can refer to place, time period, season, etc. Anything that helps a reader picture when and where a story is happening
– Little House on the Prairie is set in Minnesota in the 1800s.
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Characterization• The way an author establishes a
character• An author may directly describe
the appearance or personality of a character or show it indirectly through action or dialogue.
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Plot• The action in the story• Imagine you go to a movie and
your friend asks “What happened?” When you answer that question, you are telling him/her about the plot.
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Exposition• The background, the start of a
story, what has happened before the story begins.
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Conflict• The elements that create a
problem for the protagonist• Conflicts can be internal (within
one character) or external (among or between characters, society, and/or nature)
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Rising Action• The series of conflicts in the story
that lead to the climax
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Climax• The turning point in a story; the
most intense moment (either mentally, emotionally, or in action)
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Falling Action• All of the action which follows the
climax and leads to the end of the story
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Resolution• How the conflict is resolved• Usually occurs near the end of the
story• Ties together all of the threads• Not every conflict is resolved
neatly!
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Symbolism• The use of one thing to represent
another• For example, a dove can be used
as a symbol of peace
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Contrast• To explain how two things differ• To compare and contrast is to
explain how two things are alike and how they are different
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Figurative Language• Language that does not mean
exactly what it says• Examples:
– “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!” – Mrs. Jones was so mad, her head was
spinning.
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Literal Language• Language that means exactly
what it says.– If you say “I could literally eat a
horse,” you had better have a big plate ready!
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Personification• Giving animals or inanimate
objects human characteristics• For example, “The classroom
waited eagerly for students to fill its desks.”
• “The shadows reached for the child hovering in the corner.”
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Imagery• The use of description that helps a
reader imagine how something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes. It usually refers to appearance.
• For example: “The tiny bird’s white, feathered wings fluttered as he made his way across the starry, nighttime sky.”
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Foreshadowing• A technique in which an author
gives clues about something that will happen later in the story
• Foreshadowing happens frequently on “crime” shows like CSI or Law & Order.
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Point Of View• The way a story is narrated
– First person point of view is when the narrator refers to himself as “I.”
– Third person point of view is when the narrator is referred to as “he” or “she.”
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Theme• The central idea of a work, the
message that an author is trying to convey
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Tone• The author’s attitude toward his or
her subject• Can be serious, angry, silly,
lighthearted, nostalgic, etc.