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Elements of Literature
genre: type or category
setting: time and place of story
point of view: role of the narrator
characterization: how an author shows/describes what a character is like
conflict: struggle between opposing forces
protagonist: main character
antagonist: opposing force
flashback: technique author uses to take readers to an important earlier time
foreshadowing: clues/hints about what is to come
mood: feeling(s) evoked by text