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LiteraryElements
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |