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LiteraryTermsGradingPeriodOne

Copytheseterms(attachedbelow)ontobinderpaper,leavingafewspacesinbetweeneach.Givea
"working"definition(onethatyoucouldusetoexplaintoothers),andfeelfreetouseDr.Wheeler's
websitefromCarsonNewmanUniversityasacrossreference.
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Plot
Exposition/Introduction
RisingAction
InternalConflict
ExternalConflict
Climax
FallingAction
Denouement/Resolution

9.Symbol
10.Character
11.Protagonist
12.Antagonist
13.Foil
14.Directcharacterization
15.Indirectcharacterization
16.Setting

17.Theme
18.Verbal,Situational,and
DramaticIrony
19.PointsofView:
firstperson,thirdperson,third
personomniscient,thirdperson
limited
20.Foreshadowing
21.Suspense

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