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LiteraryElements
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Term | Definition |
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Plot | chain of related events that take place in a story. |
Conflict | struggle between opposing forces. |
External | conflict in which a struggle is pitted against an outside force. |
Internal | conflict in which a struggle occurs within a character |
Exposition | introduces the characters, the setting,and the basic situation |
Inciting Incident | moment at which the conflict is introduced |
Rising Action | complications of the plot and building suspense |
Climax | turning point of the action when intensity reaches its peak |
Falling Action | events that occur after the climax as the intensity subsides |
Resolution | conflict is resolved or comes to an end |
Characters | people involved in the action of a story |
Setting | the time and place of the events in the story |
Irony | a difference between appearance and reality,or expectation and result |
Verbal Irony | what is said is different from what is meant |
Situational Irony | an event occurs that contradict the expectations of the reader or audience |
Dramatic Irony | a difference between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows. |
Mood | the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or point of view |
Theme | the general idea about life that the author wants to communicate. |
Protagonists | the main character or most important character in a story |
Antagonist | character who opposes the main character |
Round Character | shows many different traits |
Flat Character | shows only one trait |
Dynamic Character | develops and grows during the course of the story |
Static Character | does not change throughout the story |