Lit
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100
a reference in one literary work to another.
What is an allusion
100
The choice of words by the author to use for reasons like clarity, effectiveness, and presicion
What is diction
100
referencing to something prior to that moment
What is a flashback
100
when you expect one thing but something else happens
What is irony
100
Where and when the story takes place.
What is setting
200
The structure of the story or the story line.
What is plot.
200
Writing that enables the reader to "see" regional things
What is local color
200
words that appeal to one or more of the senses.
What is imagery
200
the villian
What is the antagonist
200
a method used for suspense, providing hints of whats to come.
What is foreshadowing
300
Define conflict
The problem of the story.
300
Define genre
a literary type or form (Ex. fiction, non-fiction, science-fiction, etc.)
300
Define novel
fictional prose of work of substantial length
300
define point of view
the angle at which the story is told
300
define narrator
person telling the story
500
Name the five types of conflict
person vs. person person vs. nature p vs. society p vs. self p. vs. fate, god, supernatural
500
define figurative language
not meant to be taken literally
500
On the white board draw and label the plot line
to be checked
500
what are the two points of view, explain them.
first person- one of the characters is telling the story third person- someone outside the story is telling it
500
who are the protagonists in the bean trees.
Turtle Taylor Mattie and LouAnn