1. Literary Terms

2. External Conflict:  The protagonist faces an outside force

3. Internal Conflict:  The protagonist faces something within herself

4. Man v. Man:  The protagonist struggles against another person

5. Man v. Nature:  The protagonist struggles against forces of nature

6. Man v. Society:  The protagonist must fight against society’s rules, expectations, etc.

7. Man v. Himself  Protagonist must fight against something within himself

8. Protagonist:  The main character, not necessarily the “good guy”

9. Antagonist:  Character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist)  Not necessarily “the bad guy”

10. Personification:  A non-human subject is given human traits

11. Memoir:  A book that focuses on one part of a person’s life.  Nonfiction  Told by the person who experienced the events

12. Autobiography:  Nonfiction  A book that covers the majority of a person’s life  Told by the person who lived it

13. Metaphor:  A comparison of two unalike things

14. 3 rd Person Limited:  A voice outside the story narrates  Sees the world through one character’s eyes and reveals only his/her thoughts

15. Third Person Omniscient  A voice outside the story narrates  Readers know what multiple characters are thinking and feeling

16. Theme:  The overall message(s) of a work

17. Flat Character:  Character that represents one characteristic or trait  Refers to complexity

18. Round/Complex Character:  Character that displays multiple characteristics or traits  Refers to complexity

19. Static Character:  Character that does not change  Refers to development

20. Dynamic Character:  Character that changes over time, usually because of a conflict  Refers to development

21. Allusion:  A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art