Literary Terms Part 1

The most exciting part of the story

The moral or lesson that can be learned from a story

The categories into which a work of literature may be placed.

When the narrator of the story knows some of the characters' thoughts and motives

The character who opposes the main character in a story

When the narrator is a part of the action in a story

When the narrator of the story knows all of the characters' thoughts and motives

Contrast of when the opposite of what we expect to happens happens.

A major character who encounters conflict and is changed by it.

When the character must overcome a flaw in himself or herself (anger, resentment, pride, etc.)

From which movie is this famous quote?

A contrast between what is said and what is meant.

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When the story is told by someone outside of the story.

When a character struggles with another character.

Shows something that happened at an earlier time and place.

The sequence of events in a story

Events that complicate the conflict as it leads to the climax

When a character struggles with a man-made machine or invention.

When a character struggles with some opposing force outside of the ordinary.

A contrast between two things.

The part of the story where characters and plot are introduced

The struggle between two opposing characters or forces.

The main character

Term for when characters talk to each other

The contrast that happens when reader knows what the characters do not

When the author gives the reader hints of what is to come.

A minor character who does not undergo substantial change or growth in a story.

Funny?

Events after the climax

Time and place of a story.

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Person who tells the story

When a character struggles with a force of nature.

How an author lets you get to know the characters