The time and place of a literary work

The implied attitude of a writer

The voice/speaker of a fictional work

Contrast between what is said and what is meant

The conversation of characters in a literary work

The turning point of action in the plot of a story

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work

The events that make up a story

The angle that a literary work is told from

Use of figurative lang. to represent objects, actions, ideas

The main character of a literary work

Conflicts/crises that lead up to the climax

The point a which a character understands his situation

An imaginary person that is included in a literary work

How a writer reveals a character

An interruption of a work's order to describe something else

The sorting out/unraveling of the plot at the end of a story

Hints of what is to come in the action of a story

The struggle between opposing forces in a story

Language used to convey something other than literal meaning

Follows the climax of the story

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Setting
An imaginary story
The time and place of a literary work
The main idea of a story
The implied attitude of a writer
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Tone
The voice and implied speaker of a fictional work
The conversation of characters
figurative language used to represent objects
The implied attitude of a writer
3
Antagonist
Person of Interest
Good Guy
Supporting Character
Bad Guy
4
Narrator
The angle from which a story is narrated
The implied attitude of a writer toward the subject
An imaginary person withing a literary work
The voice/speaker of a fictional work
5
Irony
An interruption of a works chronology
Contrast between what is said and what is meant
Using figurative langue to describe objects
The turning point of the action in the plot
6
Dialogue
The main idea of a story
The conversation of characters in a literary work
A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play
The point at which a character understands his situation
7
Climax
Hints of what is to come in a story
The turning point of action in the plot of a story
The conversation of characters in a literary work
The action that moves toward resolution in a story
8
Theme
The time and place of a literary work
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work
The angle or vision from which a story is told
Conflicts/crises that make up part of a literary work
9
Plot
A set of conflicts and crises that lead to the climax
The events that make up a story
The implied attitude of a write
The time and place of a story that establishes context
10
Point of View
The angle that a literary work is told from
The conversation of characters in a literary work
The implied attitude of the author on the subject
The voice of a fictional work
11
Imagery
Meaning exactly what the author says
An interruption of a work's chronology
Lang used to tell something other than the literal meaning
Use of figurative lang. to represent objects, actions, ideas
12
Protagonist
An imaginary person in a literary work
The character working against the main character
The main character of a literary work
The voice/speaker of a work of fiction
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Rising Action
The action following the climax of the work
Conflicts/crises that lead up to the climax
Hints of what is to come in a story
The sorting out or unraveling of the plot
14
Recognition
The sorting out or unraveling of a plot
The point a which a character understands his situation
An interruption of a work's order to describe something else
The unified structure of incidents in a literary work
15
Fiction
A personal story
An informational text
A true story
An imagined story
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Character
An imaginary person that is included in a literary work
The voice of the person telling the story
A force against which someone struggles
A personality
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Characterization
What the reader assumes about a character
Giving animals human like traits
How a writer reveals a character
Killing off characters in a story
18
Flashback
Hints of what is to come in the action of a story
The unified structure of incidents in a literary work
An interruption of a work's order to describe something else
The contrast between what is said and what is meant
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Resolution
The sorting out/unraveling of the plot at the end of a story
A set of conflicts and crises
The unified structure of incidents in a literary work
The point at which the character understands his situation
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Foreshadowing
A contrast between what is said and what is meant
Hints of what is to come in the action of a story
An interruption in chronology
The angle of vision from which a story is narrated
21
Literal Language
The voice of a literary work
The implied attitude of a writer toward the subject
Speaking exactly what is meant
Speaking something other that what is actually meant
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Conflict
A fist fight between two characters in a story
The struggle between opposing forces in a story
The turning point of the action in the plot of a story
A yelling match between two characters in a story
23
Figurative Language
Language used to convey something other than literal meaning
Saying exactly what something is
Implied attitude of a writer
Creating figures out of words
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Falling Action
A struggle between opposing forces in a story
Follows the climax of the story
The resolution of a story
The turning point of the action in the plot of a story

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