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Literature Terms List One
This set is based on the fiction literary terms contained in the 7th grade Ohio Language Arts Content Standards
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Literature
7th Grade
02/16/2010

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conflict

Definition
a struggle between two opposing forces
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external conflict

Definition
a struggle with an outside force such as another character or a force of nature
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internal conflict

Definition
a struggle within the mind of a character (struggling to make a decision, take an action or to overcome a feeling)
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plot

Definition
the sequence of events in a story
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exposition

Definition
the part of the work that introduces the characters, setting and problem
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rising action

Definition
the series of events that lead to the climax
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climax

Definition
the turning point of the story, the point of greatest tension
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falling action

Definition
part of the plot that follows the climax
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resolution

Definition
part of a story where the conflict is resolved, loose ends are tied up
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setting

Definition
the time and place of the action
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subjective 

point of view

Definition

 

An opinionated perspective or vantage point from which a story is told.

Term

objective

point of view

Definition
The narrator presents facts.  No character's thoughts or feelings are revealed.
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theme

Definition
a central message, concern or purpose in a literary work
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symbol

Definition

something that stands for or represents something else

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genre

Definition
a division or type of literature
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mood

Definition
the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
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simile

Definition
A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison of two unlike things
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main/major character
Definition
the most important character in a story, poem or play
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 main event

Definition
an event in the plot that is an essential part of the story
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minor event

Definition
an event in the plot of the story that is not essential to the plot
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metaphor

Definition
a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else
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personification

Definition
a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
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fiction

Definition
prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
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foreshadowing

Definition
the author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story
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flashback

Definition
a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occured in the past
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Third Person Objective POV
Definition
The narrator presents a characters actions or dialogue.  No thoughts or feelings are revealed.
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Third Person Limited POV
Definition

The narrator presents one character's thoughts and feelings. 

Narrator is not a part of the story.

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Third Person Omniscient POV
Definition
The narrator presents more than one character's thoughts and feelings.  Narrator is not a part of the story.
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First Person POV
Definition
The narrator tells their own story.  Narrator is a part of the story.
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Second Person POV
Definition
The narrator gives directions or instructions.  The narrator is not part of the story.
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