Language Arts Test

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Exposition

The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work

Rising Action

The development of conflict and complications in a literary work

Climax

the turning point of a literary work

Falling Action

Results or effects of the climax of a literary work

Resolution/denouement

End of a literary work when loose ends are tied up and questions are answered

Allusion

A reference to something well-known that exists outside of the literary work

Antagonist

the character that is the source of conflict in a literary work

Aside

A dramatic device in which a character makes a short speech intended for the audience but not heard by the other characters on stage

Characterization

The manner in which an author develops charters and their personalities

Conflict

Struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs Person; nature; society; fate/God

Dialogue

Direct speech between characters in a literary work

Diction

Word choice to create a specific effect

Figurative Langauge

language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language), Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol.

Flash Back

The method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer

Foreshadowing

Hint of what is to come in a literary work

Genre

type or category to which a literary work belongs

Motif

a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme

Plot

The sequence of events in a literary work

Point of view

The vantage point or perspective from which a literary work is told (1st person= I 3rd-he, she, they

Protagonist

the main character in a literary work

Stereotype

standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plot, and settings

Setting

The time and place of a literary work

Suspense

Technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next

Theme

the underlying main idea of a literary work.

Tone

The authors attitude towards the subject of a work