Literary Terms List #1

Jim D.
First ten words from the literary terms list.
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  1. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
  2. plot
    devise the sequence of events in
  3. setting
    arrangement of scenery and properties to represent a place
  4. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  5. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  6. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  7. exposition
    a systematic interpretation or explanation of a topic
  8. narrator
    someone who tells a story
  9. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  10. foreshadowing
    the act of providing vague advance indications
Created on Fri Oct 05 15:34:47 EDT 2012

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