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Literature/Plot
Elements of Literature/Plot-SOL Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Main Idea | the main reason the story was written, its purpose; point of it |
| Summary | a brief, condensed version (retelling) of the events in a story |
| Theme | the subject matter or central idea of a story, can also be a lesson |
| Narrator | the person/thing telling a story |
| Setting | when and where a story take place |
| Foreshadowing | hints or clues about later events |
| Character | a person/animal/thing that appears and has a role in the story |
| Point of View | the perspective of the narrator |
| First Person POV | a major character in the story is telling it |
| Third Limited POV | an outside narrator who knows thoughts/feelings of one major character |
| Third Omniscient POV | an outside narrator who knows thoughts/feelings of all the major characters |
| Exposition | one event that sets the rest of the story in motion |
| Conflict | the problem of the story. Remember external and internal. |
| Dialogue | conversation or speech |
| Tone | attitude of the writer that comes across in the story |
| Mood | the feeling or atmosphere in a story; caused in the reader by the writer's tone |
| Irony | difference between what the reader or character expects and what actually happens |
| Initiating Event | event(conflict) that sets the story in motion |
| Climax | point at which the conflict(problem) is resolved |
| Falling Action | loose ends are tied up, results of climax deals with |
| Rising Action | complications develop |
| Resolution | problems are solved, characters move on with the changes from the story |
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