Unit 6: Part 2 Literary Terms

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  1. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
  2. first person
    narration from the point of view of the speaker or narrator
  3. third person
    narration from the point of view of those being described
  4. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  5. omniscience
    the state or quality of having infinite knowledge
  6. stream of consciousness
    a literary genre using long speeches to develop characters
  7. parallel
    of the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
  8. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  9. root
    the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  10. affix
    a linguistic element added to a word
  11. analytical
    using or skilled in using reasoning
  12. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  13. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  14. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
  15. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
  16. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  17. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  18. flashback
    a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
  19. characterization
    a vivid verbal description
  20. epiphany
    a usually sudden insight, perception, or understanding of something
  21. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  22. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
  23. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  24. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
  25. script
    a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
Created on Tue Nov 03 08:53:55 EST 2020 (updated Mon Jun 21 16:07:43 EDT 2021)

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