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Large Lit Terms
Mrs. Large 7th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plotline | he map of a story/book that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, & resolution. |
| foreshadowing | A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader. |
| (resolution) denouement | the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. |
| falling action | The story begins to draw to a close; occurs after the climax and almost resolves the conflict |
| climax | A decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. |
| rising action | A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax. |
| inciting incident (action) | The end of the exposition. Sets the rest of the story in motion. The one incident in the story without which there would be no story. |
| exposition | A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. |
| third person omniscient point of view | The narrator speaks in the third person and can know and explain anything that happens in the story and what any character in it knows, thinks, feels, and experiences. |
| third person limited point of view | This type of point of view presents the feelings and thoughts of only one character, presenting only the actions of all remaining characters |
| second person point of view | The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "You", "Your," and "Yours" to address a reader or listener directly. |
| first person point of view | Narrator tells story from his/her point of view and refers to him/herself as "I" and uses words such as "my", "we", or "our". This narrator may be an active character or observer. |
| point of view | The perspective from which a story is told |
| conflict | A struggle between opposing forces. |
| antagonist | A character or a group of characters in conflict to the protagonist or the main character. |
| protagonist | main character in a play or story, hero |
| setting | The general place, historical time, and social circumstances in which the action of a fictional or dramatic work occurs |
| theme | The message or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. |
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