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This document provides a summary of literary devices, story structures, and character types that are relevant to literary analysis. The document includes information about genres, plots, conflict types, character types, and literary terms such as simile, metaphor, and allusions.

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Key Words ÉlTfictitous prose narrative of book length shortstory a storywith a fully developed theme butsignificantlyshorter and less elaborate than a novel events that are significant to the culture of the poet Fff.fi ifff i i important backg...

Key Words ÉlTfictitous prose narrative of book length shortstory a storywith a fully developed theme butsignificantlyshorter and less elaborate than a novel events that are significant to the culture of the poet Fff.fi ifff i i important background information RisingAction wherethe suspense builds andthe problemgets worse and becomes more complicated Conflict a struggle betweenopposing forces Climax the turning point wherethe conflict is resolved FallingAction facing the consequences from the climax Resolution the final part of the plot wherethe main conflict isresolved Climax Rision Falling Action Exposition Resolution Thgitttitginate onesie mainanaractors Antagonist a person who actively opposes tosomeone protagonist Staticcharacter a characterwhoremainsthe same fortheentirestory doesn'tchang as the storyprogresses Dynamic character a character who changes andevolves throughoutthestory Flat character a characterwho is two dimensional in that they arerelatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work Round character a characterin a fictional workwithdepth or a complex personality kindsoftronym Situation irony theirony something happeningthat is very of different to what was expected Verbal whenthe speaker irony says theopposite of what theymean sarcasm Dramatic whenthe audience seems toknow moreabout the event than irony the characters in the movie EIE.IE I maamna External a strugglebetween acharacterand an outsideforce Person v person an externalconflict thatinvolves a struggle betweentwo or more characters in thestory Person v self an internalbattlethattakesplacewithin a character Person nature an external conflict when a characterfaces resistance from a naturalforce Person v society an externalconflictthatfollowsthestoryline of an individualor a group fighting against injusticeswithin their society Odysseytermsm Simile a figureof speech involvingthecomparison of one thingwith anotherthing using like or as Metaphor a figureof speech in which a word or phase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable Doesn'tuse like or as Epithets an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of a person or a thingmentioned Xenia thelaw customs of offering protectionand hospitalityto strangers storybut an object person situation or actionthathas a literalmeaning in a Symbol suggests orrepresentsother meanings Allusion an implied or indirect reference to a person event or thing or to a part of another text Hero's Journey Monomyth a story structure where a herogoes on a quest or adventure toachieve a goal

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