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SMS 7th grade literary terms

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third person limited point of view
perspective in which the narrator knows the inner thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses he, she, it, they. Narrator is not a character.
third person omniscient point of view
perspective in which the narrator knows the inner thoughts and feelings of all characters. Narrator is not a character. omni = all, sci = knowing, knowledge
symbol
a person, place, object or activity that stands for something beyond itself
antagonist
the force working against the protagonist or main character anti = anti, against
cause and effect
two events are related by cause and effect when one event brings about or causes the other
climax
the most exciting moment and turning point
conflict
struggle between different forces example man vs nature, man vs. man
declarative sentence
a sentence that makes a statement
dependent clause
has a subject and a predicate but it makes sense only when attached to a main clause
elaboration
the support or development of a main idea with facts, statistics, sensory details, incidents, anecdotes, examples, or quotations
exclamatory sentence
a statement that expresses strong or sudden emotion. Often ends in !
exposition
first stage of plot, Introducing the setting and the characters
expository
a kind of writing that aims at informing and explaining
falling action
eases the suspense of a story. follows climax and comes before resolution
imperative sentence
language that emphasizes sensory impressions that can help the reader of a literary work to see
independent clause
has both a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence
inference
logical guesses on details in the text and your own experience
Literary device/element
different parts of a story including the theme, characterization, conflict, and setting
metaphor
a comparison using two unlike things that does not use the words like or as
mood
how the writer wants the reader to feel
narrative
a type of writing that tells about events or actions and how they change over a period of time and often includes story elements, setting, etc.
plot
series of events in a story
protagonist
the main character in the story, usually the good guy. The protagonist undergoes change as the plot runs its course
resolution
final outcome, ties up loose ends
rising action
part of the plot in which the conflict unfolds and becomes more complicated
root part of word or stem
the part of the word that carries the main meaning
theme
the message or lesson that is stated or inferred by the writer in a literary work
thesis statement
one or two sentence statement of the main idea or purpose of a piece of writing
setting
the time and place in which the events of a story, novel, or play take place
simile
a comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as
third person point of view
narrator is not a character in the story. Uses words such as he, she, it, they
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