Literary Terms

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Literary Terms

• Understanding protagonist, antagonist, and
  conflict

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Cinderella

• Cinderella lives with stepmother and stepsisters
• Cinderella goes to ball with help of fairy
  godmother
• Prince falls in love with her
• She is rescued

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Who is the main character?

• Who are we supposed to sympathize with?
• Who are we supposed to root for?
• Who do we want to have a happy ending?
• Protagonist

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Who is the villain?

• Who are we supposed to hate?
• Who are we supposed to hiss and boo at?
• Who do we want to lose?
• Antagonist

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What makes the story interesting?

• What is the main problem?
• What gets in the way of the protagonist
  triumphing?
• What creates obstacles for the protagonist to
  overcome?
• Conflict

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The Story Structure

• Characters work within the structure
• Internal conflict (Man vs. Himself)
• External conflict (Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature)