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Literary Terms
Plot
Question | Answer |
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Setting | Setting The particular time and place in which events occur |
Exposition | introductory material that gives the background of the story . (setting , characters , Tone) |
inciting incident | event that set the central conflict into motion |
Rising Action | *introduces complications *builds suspense *is when the plot "thickens" |
Climax | *Turing point of the story *moment suspense reaches its peak *results in change for the main character *Can occur at end with falling action |
Falling action | * occurs after the climax *resolves conflict *ties up loose ends |
Resolution | * solution/outcome |
Conflict | internal-struggle that occurs within a character External- character again an outside force such as nature , another person or a physical object |
Antagonist | *usually the principal character in opposition to the protagonist *can also be a force of nature/society |
Protagonist | *the central character or hero in a narrative or Drama-usually the one with whom the audience tends to identify . |
Flat Character | characters who are described simply or underdeveloped |
Round Character | a character whose personality, background , motives , and other features are fully described by the author |
Dynamic Character | a character who undergoes major changes as the plot unfolds. |
Static Character | a character who remains the same as the plot unfolds. |
Point of View(1) | First person point of view is a point of view in which an "I" or "we" serves as the narrator of a piece of fiction. |
Point of view (limited) | the narrative is related within the limits of what is experienced, thought and felt by a single character who is part of the story he or she relates. |
Point of View (Omniscient) | A narrator who knows everything about all the characters is all knowing, |
Conflict (External 1 ) | |
Conflict ( External 2 ) | |
Conflict ( External 3 ) | |
Conflict (Internal) | psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot's suspense: |