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Literary Terms 7
50+ literary terms to know
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exposition | characters, setting, conflict are exposed |
| inciting moment | conflict begins; first rising action |
| rising action | conflict increases |
| climax | the most intense/emotional part of the story |
| falling action | 1 or 2 events after the climax where the conflict is working out |
| resolution | conflict is solved; story is closed |
| 5 characterization traits | appearance, behavior, speech, reactions of others, inner thoughts |
| appearance | how the character looks |
| backdrop setting | time and place are not important to the story |
| integral setting | time and place are important to the story |
| setting types | backdrop and integral |
| setting components | time, place, mood |
| speech | how a character talks |
| behavior | how a character acts |
| episodic plot | each chapter is a separate story; Frog and Toad, Winnie the Pooh, Encyclopedia Brown |
| plot | the chain of events in a story |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces (need not be human) |
| protagonist | person who moves the story forward and wants to solve the conflict |
| static | character that stays the same; no change/growth |
| flat | few details, more of stereotype |
| inner thoughts | what the character is thinking |
| antagonist | force working against the protagonist; creates a conflict |
| internal conflict | problem inside a character's mind; man vs self |
| man vs self | a character is struggling with a personal issue, such as guilt, illness, or addiction |
| external conflict | a character has a problem with some outside force; man vs society, man, nature, supernatural |
| man vs man | 2 characters have a conflict with each other |
| man vs nature | a character has a conflict with weather or an animal |
| man vs society | a character is the victim of prejudice or discrimination or a problem created by the government |
| dynamic | character changes and grows/learns |
| imaginary setting | a made up place but realistic |
| linear plot | continuous story; uses chronological order for the most part |
| reactions of others | what other characters think or how they respond to the main character |
| setting | time and place of the action in a story |
| man vs supernatural | character is in conflict with any unexplained phenomena (magic, ghosts, aliens, etc) |
| round | well-developed, true to life, many personality details |
| suspense | details that create feelings of fear, anxiety, or uncertainty about the plot |
| foreshadowing | clues/hints about what will happen in the plot |
| theme | author's message about life and people |
| theme questions | 1. who is the main character? 2. what happened in the story? 3. what did the character learn by going through the story? |
| irony | unexpected outcome; twist of fate |
| symbolism | an object has meaning itself and also represents a bigger idea; a heart symbolizes love |
| hyperbole | overexaggeration |
| personification | giving human characteristics to a non-human object |
| flashback | looking back on past events |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| alliteration | repetition of same/similar consonant sounds in a line |
| metaphor | a comparison of 2 unlike objects where one becomes the other; love is a battlefield |
| imagery | using any of the 5 senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing |
| oxymoron | a contradiction in terms; jumbo shrimp, a fine mess, peaceful protest |
| open-ended plot | cliff hanger; choose your own adventure |
| character | person/animal that takes part in the plot |
| third person omniscient | outside narrator tells the story and knows the emotions/thoughts of many characters |
| third person limited | outside narrator tells the story and concentrates on the emotions/thoughts of only the main character |
| first person | a character in the story is the narrator |
| point of view | how the story is told; narration style |
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