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Literary Elements
Chapter 2
Term | Definition |
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Genre | type of literature with a certain style. |
Nonfiction | writing that is true and factual. These include essays, speeches and biographies. |
Fiction | narrative writing. Includes novels and short stories. |
Poetry | structure different from prose. Poems can either be narrative, epic, or dramatic. |
Drama | written to be acted on stage. |
Plot | sequence of events in a story. Includes the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resoultion. |
Parallel Plot | includes plotlines which are sepreate from the main plot but merge together in the end. |
Subplot | contains a series of related actions, often revolving around secondary characters. |
Flashback | a scene or event that has happened before the beggining of a story. |
Foreshadowing | giving the clues about how the plot is going to develop. |
Theme | underlying message of a written work that usually reflects a certain outlook on life. |
Universal Theme | literature deals with human expierences that are found in all cultures. |
Traits | distinguishing of characteristics that can be portrayed in action and dialogue. |
Setting | the background for the action of a story and includes the time and place the story occurs. |
Point of View | perspective or outlook from which the writer tells a story. |