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Literary Elements
Setting, Character, Point of View, Plot, Theme.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| backdrop | the time and place are not important to the story; timeless |
| integral | the time and place are important to the story |
| mood | atmosphere; how it feels for characters (tense, happy, sleepy, mad) |
| setting | time and place of the action in a story |
| character | person or animal that takes part in the action of a plot |
| charazterization | five key methods authors can use to develop a character |
| appearance | physical description of a character |
| behaviors | actions |
| speech | what is said, how it is said (slang; proper english) |
| reactions | how other characters respond to the character |
| inner thoughts | what he/she thinks |
| flat | few details; more of a stereotype |
| round | well developed, many sides; true to life; personality |
| static | |
| dynamic | character grows & changes, learns from experience/conflict |
| protagonist | person who solves the problem; most of the time protagonists are the main characters |
| antagonist | person or thing who works against the main character; creator of the problem |
| POV/narration | how the story is told |
| 1st person | a character within the plot is telling the story (I, me, why) |
| 3rd person limited | narrator tells story and shares thoughts and feelings of only one character |
| 3rd person omniscient | narrator tells story and all emotions/thoughts of main characters. this is the ALL-KNOWING POV |
| plot | the story itself; chain of events |
| linear | chapter books, continuous plot |
| episodic | each chapter is a separate story |
| open-ended | you decide the ending; cliffhanger |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| internal | inside a character's mind, soul |
| man vs self | a man has a conflict with himself, mental or physical state |
| man vs man | two men have a conflict |
| man vs society | a man has a different opinion compared to the rest of the society |
| man vs nature | a man against the wild, usually stranded or lost |
| man vs supernatural | a man against something unexplained; like a ghost |
| external | outside the character |
| plot line | -exposition -rising action -climax -falling action resolution |
| foreshadowing | clues of what will happen in the future |
| flashback | looking back on past events |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| suspense | creates anxiety and uncertainty about the plot |
| irony | twist of fate in the end; unexpected outcome |
| imagery | use of any or all senses |
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike objects where one becomes the other |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| personification | giving human characteristics to non-human object |
| symbolism | use of object to represent something bigger |
| alliteration | repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in a line |
| oxymoron | a contradiction in terms |
| theme | author's message about life and people (central message) |
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welkerville
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