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Literary Elements

TermDefinition
Plot Chain of related events that take place in a story
Conflict Struggle between opposing forces
External Conflict Conflict in which a struggle is pitted against an outside force Ex: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society
Internal Conflict Conflict in which a struggle occurs within a character Ex: Man vs. Self
Rising Action Complications of the plot and building of suspense
Climax Turning point of the action when intensity reaches its peak
Falling Action Events that occur after the climax and 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
Verbal Irony What is said is different from what is meant
Situational Irony An event occurs that contradicts the expectations of the reader or audience
Dramatic Irony A difference between what a character thinks and what reader or audience knows
Mood The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
Point of View Vantage point form which a story is told
1st Person POV The narrator is involved in the action
3rd Person Limited Narrator is not involved in the story and reveals the thoughts of a single character
3rd Person Omniscient The narrator, who is not involved in the story, can see into the minds of all the characters
Theme The general idea about life that the author wants to communicate
Protagonist The main character or most important character in a story
Antagonist Character who opposes the main character
Round Character Shows many different traits- faults as well as virtues
Flat Character Shows only one trait
Dynamic Character Develops and grows during the course of the story
Static Character Does not change
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