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Klinger 2B LIT. ELE
literary elements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| settings | The time and place where the story unflods |
| Settings imagery | it influences the persons decisions |
| Setting backdrop | it had noting to do with the story |
| settings intergred | a setting that influences the settings |
| Auditory Imagery | help the reader imagine what it might sound like |
| Olfactory Imagery | Help reader imagine the smell of something |
| Visual Imagery | Help the reader imagine what it would look like |
| Tactile Imagery | help reader imagine what it feels like or touch of something |
| Gustatory Imagery | The taste of something like the story "Bread" |
| Imagery | * provide foreshadow *develop a character *create a mood(such as with settings) *reinforce symbolism *helps the reader develop a more fully realized understanding of the world the author has created |
| Plot | exposition rising action climax falling action comedy or tragedy resolution |
| Exposition | introduces characters, conflict and settings |
| Climax | when it hits the boiling point or the most shocking part |
| Falling Action | happens when right after the climax |
| Rising action | The start of the climax/ when the plot start to become intresting |
| Resolution | the results/ the ending |
| foreshadowing | some information that grants hints to what the climax might be like or what the climax is/ what could happen next -occurs in the exposition and rising action |
| flashback | a shift on time to the past |
| In Medias Res | the story begins in the middle of things |
| P.O.V | Point of view the story is told in |
| 1st person | The narrator/ speaker uses "I he she" |
| Narrator | the teller of the story, they will be a first or third person narrator |
| unreliable narrator | an narrator in a first person narrative who cannot be completely trusted to rely information accurately or to understand what is going on/the opposite of narrator |
| third person limited | the narrator is also outside of the story his knowledge is limited because he sees the events that occur from the characters eyes and he has no prior knowledge of what's going to happen before or after |
| third person omniscient | the narrator is outside of the story and sees the event through the eyes of all characters. He knows what they are all thinking and his knowledge is extensive. speaks in third person and can explain anything that happens in the story |
| third person objective | the narrator speaks in third person and can only explain anything that happens in the story externally but does not or cannot comment on what character is thinking or feeling, no internal information about characters are available. |
| Characterization | The method used by a writer to develop a character such as showing the characters appearance displaying the characters actions revealing the characters thoughts and letting the characters speak while getting reactions from others in the book |
| direct characterization | the author tells you directly what a character looks like |
| indirect characterization | the author presents a character through the characters actions thoughts and dialogue in which you have to assume what they look like |
| Tone | the manner in which an author expresses her attitude the notion of the voice that expresses meaning/the attitude in which the author’s personal view or outlook towards the subject maybe |
| flat characters | a character who is 1 dimensional; the reader can only see one side of who he/she is, we do not really know that character and they are undeveloped |
| round characters | a character who is multi-dimensional; the reader can see more than one side of his/her nature, well developed and feels like we know the character |
| dynamic characters | a character who undergoes a significant change of heart or nature; this is caused by conflict and struggle/one who undergoes a change |
| static character | a character who does not undergo a change/someone who is stubborn and does not change throughout the story |
| protagonist | will not be able to see them succeed in the end because of the antagonist, dynamic character, could also be the main character |
| antagonist | the person in the story that makes things more difficult |
| sympathetic character | a character who circumstances evokes sympathy from the reader for that character |
| Foil | a character in a story who contrast with another character making the ladders attributes clear and more distinctive |
| Conflict | the problem faced by the main character or protagonist, the antagonist is the opposing force in that conflict |
| Internal conflict | a problem or struggle within one character |
| person versus self | the character struggles within herself to make a decision, reach a conclusion, or overcome a part of herself. |
| external conflict | a problem or struggle between two forces, such as two characters or against the elements |
| person versus person | the character struggles against the wheel or action of another character |
| person versus society | the character struggles against a group or society |
| Person versus nature | the character struggles against the natural forces or element outside of human creation or control |
| Irony | a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is an incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple an evident meaning of words or action |
| situational irony | a situation where the opposite of what is expect |
| verbal irony | a situation in which a character says the opposite of what he means/sarcasm/saying the opposite of what they intend to mean |
| dramatic irony | a situation in which the reader knows more than what the character knows/the reader has more information than the character or know something that's going to happen the to the character before the character knows |
| figurative language | language that is not literal; additional meaning is present |
| Personification | literary device that uses the non-literal use of language to convey concepts in a relatable way. Writers use personification to give human characteristics, such as emotions and behaviors, to non-human things, animals, and ideas |
| Simile | a figure of speech and type of metaphor that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as.” |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) broadly/compare simile/opposite of simile |
| Symbol | assembly something that is itself but also represents or stands for something else |
| Metonym | a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated such as crown for royalty |
| Synecdoche | figure speech in which a part is used to represent the whole for example ABC for alphabet |
| I'm finally freaking done with this freaking work yeah better thank me Mackenzie & Nina bring food thank you | I'm finally freaking done with this freaking work yeah better thank me Mackenzie & Nina bring food thank you |
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