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literary elements
quiz 9/23
Question | Answer |
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plot | The mountain or the scheme of the main story |
exposition | The beginning of a story including background information |
setting | Time, place and environment |
potential conflict | A situation in which a conflict is expected to occur in the future due to the circumstances at the current time |
rising action | leads up to the plot’s climax by giving a series of events that lead up to a conflict that must be overcome. |
climax | the highest point in the narrative. Or where the drama or tension occurs |
falling action | Things slowly start to resolve, deflate the tension and give time for the characters to unwind. |
resolution | end of the story, gives a solution to the central conflict of the story. |
charecterization | methods a writer uses to reveal a character’s values, feelings, goals etc. |
protagonist | Main character who goes through conflicts and drives the action. A character whose fate matters most. |
antagonist | a character opposing the main character and going against their personality and beliefs. |
point of view | perspective in which an author tells a story. |
first person | The narrator is telling the story from their own point of view. |
second person | the reader is part of the story and the word “you” is used. |
third person | perspective of a single protagonist, referring to them by their name or using they/she/he |
Third Person Omniscient | narrator is “all knowing” and has access to the characters thoughts and feelings. |
Third Person Objective | The narrator only reports what happens but does know the motivations or emotions or any thoughts of the charecters |
conflict | A problem that the protagonist faces during the climax of the plot. |
internal- person vs self | a conflict that takes place inside the character’s mind |
external-person vs person | the main character’s goal is obstructed by another character or multiple characters. |
external- person vs society | Where the conflict roots from the society as a whole and the protagonist is against it. |
external- person vs nature | the character faces resistance from a natural force. |
Why do we read literature? | Helps shape our understanding of the world Positively impacts humanity |
The process of analysis | Observe, identity patterns, draw a conclusion |
what forms the setting/idea/even | who, what, when, where, why |
A part of thesis | Device (on the pages) |
B part of thesis | Effect (between the pages) |
C part of thesis | theme (connection to the world) |
Topic Sentence | your claim (specific version of thesis, has your device and relation to the theme) |
evidence | proof of claim (imbedded quote from text usually) |
Conclusion | close argument, transition |
Explanation | how evidence supports claim (explain evidence, connect to claim) |