click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Elements of Lit 1&2
Question | Answer |
---|---|
analysis | studying the parts of something to better understand the whole (example: looking at the parts of a book to understand it better) |
literature | written work such as fiction, poetry, or drama |
novel | chapter book |
genre | type of book (fiction, nonfiction, biography, mystery, science fiction) |
setting | when and where the story takes place |
narrator | the person who tells the story |
conflict | problem in the story |
internal conflict | a problem that a character is having INSIDE his/her own mind (character vs. self) |
character vs. self | when a character must make a decision about a problem or struggle he is having within himself |
external conflict | a problem that a character is having with an OUTSIDE source (char vs char, char vs nature, char vs society) |
character vs. character | one character is in conflict with another character; external |
character vs. nature | character in conflict with a natural force; external |
character vs. society | a character faces a problem with a group, a part of a society, or law; external |
plot | the events in the story told in chronological order |
chronological order | events arranged in the order in which they happen |
exposition | A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. |
rising action | the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax. |
climax | the most interesting point (event) of the story |
falling action | Events after the climax, leading to the resolution |
resolution | End of the story where loose ends are tied up; solution to a conflict |