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“The Cask of Amontillado” Literary Terms

Mood  the way a story makes the reader feel; the atmosphere created by the author to stir up an emotion or feeling from the audience

Foreshadowing  a reference to the future; hints of what yet is to come

Theme  the central message of the story; often a general truth about life or human nature (in sentence format)

Setting  the time and place a story occurs  Setting may serve simply as a backdrop for the action of the story  Setting may be crucial to the outcome of the story.

“The Interlopers” Literary Terms

Conflict  a struggle between opposing people or forces within the plot of a story; usually the main focus of a story

External Conflict  a character struggles against an outside (visible) force  Man vs. MAN  Man vs. NATURE  Man vs. SOCIETY/GROUP

Internal Conflict  a character struggles against himself/herself; often involves a personal decision or judgment  Man vs. HIMSELF/HERSELF

Protagonist  the main character who struggles against the conflict(s) in the story

Antagonist  the character or force that is opposing the protagonist

“The Scarlet Ibis” Literary Terms

Flashback  a reference to the past; gives information about the events that already happened in relation to the story

Symbolism  Symbol: something (an animal, object, character, setting, etc.) that stands for or represents something else within a literary work  Symbolism: using a symbol effectively in a literary work to display several meanings

Tone  the author’s attitude towards his/her audience and the subject matter; the author’s general attitude towards the world

First Person Narrator  the story is told by one of the characters in the story; this narrator uses pronouns like “I”, “me”, “we”, etc.

“The Most Dangerous Game” Literary Terms

Third Person Narrator  the story is told by an outsider who is not directly involved in the story (they are not a character in the story)

Omniscient  A type of third person narrator  the narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, words, and actions of ALL the characters in the story

Limited Omniscient  A type of third person narrator  the narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, words, and actions of only ONE character in the story