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Literary Terms Vocab
ELA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Exposition | introductory material; setting, tone, characters, and other facts |
| Rising Action | a series of events that builds from the conflict |
| Climax | the result of the crisis; high point of the story; moment of highest interest and greatest emotion |
| Falling Action | events after the climax which closes the story |
| Resolution (Denouement) | rounds out and concludes the action |
| Conflict | dramatic struggle between two forces in a story; it creates the plot |
| Conflict: Character vs. Character | protagonist vs. antagonist; good guy vs. bad guy |
| Conflict: Character vs. Self | struggle takes place inside his or her mind; choosing between right and wrong |
| Conflict: Character vs. Nature | struggle with the forces of nature; struggle for survival |
| Conflict: Character vs. Society | struggle against social traditions or rules (fight for freedom, rights, or a cause) |
| External conflict | character vs. an outside source |
| Internal conflict | Character vs. self |
| Flat character | two-dimensional; uncomplicated; do not change during the course of a work |
| Round character | complex; undergo development sometimes to the surprise of the reader |
| Static character | undergoes little or no change; does not grow or develop |
| Dynamic character | undergoes an important inner change, sometimes in personality or attitude |
| Direct characterization | process by which the character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives or phrases |
| Indirect characterization | process by which the character is revealed through speech, actions, or appearance |
| Protagonist | the leading character, hero, or heroine |
| Antagonist | the adversary (opponent) of the hero |
| Author's Point of view | the angle of considering things which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation |
| First person point of view | involves the use of either of the two pronouns "I "or "we"; narrator is character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings; can't tell us thoughts of other characters |
| Third-person objective | narrator is an "outsider" who can report only what he or she sees and hears; can't tell us the thoughts of other characters |
| Third-person limited | narrator is an "outsider" who sees into the minds of one of the characters |
| Third-person Omniscient | narrator is an all-knowing "outsider" who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters |
| Irony | the contrast between what is expected and what actually is |
| Verbal irony | the contrast between what is said and what is actually meant |
| Situational irony | a happening that is the opposite of what is expected |
| Dramatic irony | when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know |
| Symbolism | a person, place, or thing which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well; suggesting a meaning beyond the obvious |
| Theme | the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work; may be stated or implied; expresses some opinion on the main topic |
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