Literary Terms Parts 1-4

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(Introduction) sets up the story by telling us about the setting, characters, and conflict.

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main events in the story that lead to the climax of the story.

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The most emotional or suspenseful moment in a story.

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When the character's problem is solved.

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What is a Plot?

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the idea about life revealed in a work of literature (central message or lesson taught by a story)

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What is the Main Idea?

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story stops at the climax: has no resolution.

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story has a resolution

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A struggle or clash between opposing forces

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a character has to battle with what seems to be and uncontrollable problem

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a character struggles inside and has trouble deciding what to do.

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One character has a problem with one or more of the other characters

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conflict in which a character struggles against some outside force

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Man vs. Nature

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conflict that takes place within a character's mind; struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions.

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a character has a problem with ideas, customs or practices of other people

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the vantage point from which a story is told

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Third Person Omniscient Point of View-the narrator is not a character in the story and is "all knowing" able to reveal the thoughts and feelings of any character and to describe events from the viewpoint of an character.

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the narrator is not a character in the story and reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character; basically telling the story through that character's experiences.

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The narrator (I) is a character in the story that can reveal his or her own thoughts and can tell what is seen or heard about others.

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the narrator addresses the reader directly using the pronoun "you"

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a descriptive detail, plot pattern, character type or them that recurs in many different cultures.

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Method used to show characters.

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you learn about the character through actions and words of the character.

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the author tells you about the character

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Main character/hero

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Villain/Opposition

Parts 1-4, 8th Grade Reading/Spelling

Literary Terms Parts 1-4

(Introduction) sets up the story by telling us about the setting, characters, and conflict.

main events in the story that lead to the climax of the story.

The most emotional or suspenseful moment in a story.

When the character's problem is solved.

What is a Plot?

the idea about life revealed in a work of literature (central message or lesson taught by a story)

What is the Main Idea?

story stops at the climax: has no resolution.

story has a resolution

A struggle or clash between opposing forces

a character has to battle with what seems to be and uncontrollable problem

a character struggles inside and has trouble deciding what to do.

One character has a problem with one or more of the other characters

conflict in which a character struggles against some outside force

Man vs. Nature

conflict that takes place within a character's mind; struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions.

a character has a problem with ideas, customs or practices of other people

the vantage point from which a story is told

Third Person Omniscient Point of View-the narrator is not a character in the story and is "all knowing" able to reveal the thoughts and feelings of any character and to describe events from the viewpoint of an character.

the narrator is not a character in the story and reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character; basically telling the story through that character's experiences.