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Jas Literary Terms

Mrs. Jasinski's Literary Techniques for exam and/or short fiction tests

QuestionAnswer
Foreshadowing The use of clues that hint at important plot developments that are to follow in a story
Verbal Irony When the writer or speaker says one thing and means something entirely different
Dramatic Irony A reader of the story perceives (knows) something that a character does not
Irony of Situation The writer shows a discrepancy between the expected result of an action or situation and its actual result
Symbol Something in a literary work that maintains its own meaning while at the same time standing for something broader than itself
Theme The controlling idea of a story- the central insight that the story gives us about human life
Setting time and place in which the events of a literary work take place -geographic location -time or period -atmosphere (mood or feeling)
Indirect Characterization development and revealing of a character; showing or dramatizing the character (more guesswork as far as characters traits)
Direct Characterization development and revealing of a character; tells character traits rather than dramatizes
Dynamic Characters experience some change in personality or attitude
Static Characters remain the same in personality or attitude throughout a narrative
First-person an "I" tells a story and the "I" is usually one of the characters telling the story in his/her own words
Omniscient third-person an all knowing observer who can describe and comment on all the characters and actions in the story. Allows us to see into the minds of all the characters
Limited third-person The narrator tells the story from the point of view of only one character in the story (but not as "I") All the action is told from this single point of view
Exposition The introduction to main characters, setting and conflicts
Climax The point of highest interest, emotional involvement, or turning point
Rising Action Events & complications that lead to the climax
Denouement AKA the resolution; means the final outcome
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