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Mrs.Damminger
Literary Terms 1
Question | Answer |
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Point of View | The postion of the narrator in relation to the story |
1st Person | The narrator is a character in the story and uses words such as "I," "me," and "my" |
3rd Person Limited | This type of 3rd person is when the narrator (not in the story), follows the main character |
3rd Person Omniscient | This type of 3rd person is when the narrator (not in the story), follows multiple characters |
Protagonist | The main character in a stroy, usually the one that the reader is supposed to sympathize with |
Antagonist | The character that is against th emain character, or protaonist |
Irony | A contradiction of expectation between what might be expected and what actually occurs |
Foreshadow | When an author indicates or suggests something before it happens |
Genre | A group of literature categorized by particular content,form,and style |
Setting | The time,and location in which a story takes place |
Euphemism | A nicer way to say something |