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IGHS literary terms
literary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fiction | narrative writing about imaginary people, places and events |
| short story | work of fiction to be read in one sitting; it has one conflict, few characters, limited details |
| characters | people or animals who take part in the action |
| round character | personality of the character is more developed; we know more about how the character thinks |
| flat character | only part of the character's personality is revealed |
| dynamic character | character changes during the story usually as a result of the conflict |
| static character | character does not change during the course of the story |
| stock character | character who fits a fixed or conventional type of personality (ex. wicked stepmother) |
| protagonist | main character of the story, not always a "good guy" |
| antagonist | force against the main character (protagonist); not always a person, can be good or evil |
| foil | character who provides a stricking contrast to another character |
| characterization | techniques used by the writer to develop characters |
| setting | refers to where and when the action of the story takes place- cultural references |
| plot | plan of action, arrangements of events in a story; plot comes from conflict or struggle between opposing forces |
| theme | the message of the story conveyed through character, meaning, and plot, "universal idea" |
| narrator | the teller of the story |
| point of view | how a story is narrated |
| first person point of view | in his or her own words: "I" |
| third person point of view | narrator is outside, onlooker: "his/her" |
| third person omniscient | narrator is all-knowing an can see into the minds of others |
| external conflict | conflict is between main character and someone/something |
| Man vs. Man | conflict between two characters |
| Man vs. Society | conflict between character and society |
| Man vs. Nature | conflict between character and a storm, etc... |
| Man vs. Supernatural | conflict between character and ghost, etc... |
| internal conflict Man vs. Self | conflict is between opposing tendencies in a character's mind |
| interpersonal conflict | between character and another or others |
| intrapersonal conflict | conflict within the person |
| irony | contrast between what seems to be and what actually is |
| situational irony | what the character expects and what really is, are two different entities (things) |
| dramatic irony | reader or viewer knows something the character does not know |
| verbal irony | someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another |
| symbol | person, place, or thing that stands for something beyond itself |
| surprise ending | unexpected turn near the end of the story |
| dialect | a special way of pronouncing or using language that is characteristic of a certain region or place |
| allusion | a reference to another work of literature, person, place or event with which the reader should know |
| imagery | five senses; use of words to create vivid sensory experience |
| suspense | excitement or tension readers feel as they become involved with the story and want to know the resolution |
| foreshadowing | a writer's use of hints and clues that indicate events, which will occur later in the story |
| mood | the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader |
| flashback | conversation, scene, or events that happened before the beginning of the story that interrupts the sequence of events |
| figurative language | language that conveys ideas beyond ordinary meanings |
| style | the way language is used in the story |
| pseudonym | fake name assumed by the author |
| simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a direct comparison between two things that are essentially unalike |
| exposition | background information on setting and characters |
| initial incident | first event in a series of events that make up the plot of the story |
| rising action | events between initial incident and crisis |
| crisis (climax) | turning point, moment where interest and intensity are highest |
| falling action | events in between crisis and resolution |
| resolution | ending/conclusion; conflict is resolved |
| denouement | French word "unknotting," mysteries unravel, final scene |
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ShirleyBuss
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