a contradiction between what happens and what is expected

the outcome or end of the story

the sequence of events in a story

story that is passed by word of mouth

an object that stands for or represents something else

conflict that happens between two characters

a person who tells their own life story

a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events

the perspective from which the story is told

a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

a lesson taught by a literary work

the central message, concern, or purpose of a story

message about life that is widely accepted

highly imaginative writing that contains impossible elements

repetition of initial consonant sounds

a struggle between opposing forces in the story

an author who tells someone else's story

a conversation between two characters in a story

the writer's attitude toward his audience or subject

the time and place of a literary work

a person or animal in the story

brief story that contain animal characters and a moral

the author's reason for writing the story

the feeling created by the author

the introduction to characters and setting

writing that tells about imaginary events and characters

the main character in the story

the character in conflict with the main character (evil)

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Lit Terms Review - 6

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IRONY
a three-line Japanese poem
a contradiction between what happens and what is expected
written communication from one person to another
2
RESOLUTION
introduction to the settings and characters in a story
the category of literature
the outcome or end of the story
3
PLOT
the sequence of events in a story
the perspective from which the story is told
nonhuman objects that are given human characteristics
4
FOLK TALE
story with imaginary people of places
story that is passed by word of mouth
a true story
5
SYMBOL
a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events
an object that stands for or represents something else
a group of lines of poetry
6
EXTERNAL CONFLICT
conflict
conflict that happens inside of the character
conflict that happens between two characters
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
a person who tells their own life story
a struggle between opposing forces or characters
an author who tell the story of another person
8
SUSPENSE
group of lines of poetry
a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events
work of literature that contains a catastrophe
9
POINT OF VIEW
the perspective from which the story is told
the person who writes the story
a true story
10
PERSONIFICATION
the perspective that the story is written from
a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
a person who writes plays
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MORAL
a true story
a short story with animals and a moral
a lesson taught by a literary work
12
THEME
a surprise ending to a story.
the central message, concern, or purpose of a story
the writer's attitude about the audience or subject
13
UNIVERSAL THEME
the central idea of the story
the introduction to the setting and characters of a story
message about life that is widely accepted
14
FANTASY
highly imaginative writing that contains impossible elements
a true story
brief story or poem
15
ALLITERATION
character in conflict with the main character
person or animal in the story
repetition of initial consonant sounds
16
CONFLICT
a struggle between opposing forces in the story
a conversation between characters in a story
the turning point in the story
17
BIOGRAPHY
a person who tells their own life story
an author who tells someone else's story
the turning point in the story
18
DIALOGUE
a writers word choice
the turning point in the story
a conversation between two characters in a story
19
TONE
the turning point in the story
the main idea of the story
the writer's attitude toward his audience or subject
20
SETTING
the time and place of a literary work
the main character in a story
writing or speech that appeals to the five senses
21
CHARACTER
the feeling created by the author
a person or animal in the story
the way a character is described by the author
22
CLIMAX
the turning point in the story
the end of the story
the setting of the story
23
GENRE
a story about animals with a moral
a true story
a category of literature
24
FABLE
a story with imaginary people of places
brief story that contain animal characters and a moral
a true story
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AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
the author's reason for writing the story
the turning point in the story
the author's description of a character
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MOOD
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
the feeling created by the author
the turning point in the story
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EXPOSITION
the turning point in the story
the end of the story
the introduction to characters and setting
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FICTION
brief story or poem with animal characters
writing that tells about imaginary events and characters
writing that tells about true stories or characters
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PROTAGONIST
the main character in the story
the evil character in conflict with the main character
the time and place of a story
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ANTAGONIST
the main character in the story (good)
the author's reason for writing the story
the character in conflict with the main character (evil)

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