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Literary Devices
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term | definition |
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Setting | time and place |
Plot | events of a story |
Exposition | introduction to characters and setting |
Inciting Event | event that begins the conflict |
Rising Action | all of the events leading up to the climax |
Climax | the turning point of the story |
Falling Action | all of the events leading to the resolution |
Resolution | the ending of the story |
Foreshadowing | a hint at a future event |
Conflict | problems a character faces |
Internal Conflict | problem within the character |
Character vs. Self | internal conflict |
External Conflict | problem outside the character |
Character vs. Character | external conflict |
Character vs. Nature | external conflict |
Character vs. Society | external conflict |
Character vs. Technology | external conflict |
Characterization | how we learn about the personality of a character |
Methods of Indirect Characterization | 1) speech, 2) thoughts, 3) actions, 4) physical description, 5) what other characters say or think about the character |
Flat | one-dimensional, not developed |
Round | three-dimensional, developed |
Static | doesn't change |
Dynamic | changes |
Protagonist | main character |
Antagonist | force that opposes main character |
Major Character | important character |
Minor Character | side character |
Point of View | the narration of a story |
First Person | uses “I” and inside one character’s head |
Second Person | uses "you" |
Third Person Limited | uses “he, she, they, etc." and inside one character's mind at a time |
Third Person Omniscient | uses “he, she, they, etc." and inside more than one character's mind at a time |
Third Person Objective | uses “he, she, they, etc." and not inside anyone's mind |
Reliable Narrator | can trust |
Unreliable Narrator | can't trust |
Dramatic Irony | we know something important that a character doesn't |
Situational Irony | character or audience expects one thing, but the opposite occurs |
Verbal Irony | character says one thing, but means the opposite |
Mood | the feeling we get from a story |
Tone | the attitude towards the subject or characters |
Symbolism | something that exists in the story and represents an idea |
Theme | message about human nature or society |