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literary elements
for analysis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| what are the 7 basic plots? | Overcoming the monster, rags to riches, the quest, voyage and return, comedy, tragedy, rebirth |
| archetype | plots and characters that reoccur across multiple texts |
| exposition | introduction to the story |
| rising action | building action of the story that leads up to the climax |
| climax | the turning point of the story |
| falling action | the movement to the resolution |
| resolution | the ending to the story |
| what order does the plot structure go? | exposition, inciting action, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution |
| foreshadowing | an indication of a future event |
| verbal irony | when a character says the opposite of what is meant |
| inciting action | initiates the action in the story |
| situational irony | when the opposite of what is expected happens |
| dramatic irony | when the reader is aware of something that the characters aren't |
| direct characterization | the author directly describes a character |
| indirect characterization | the character is revealed through their personality, words, appearance, words, actions, and effects on others |
| 1st person point of view | the narrator is also a character in the story ( we, us, I, me) |
| 2nd person point of view | the narrator refers to the reader in the story (you) |
| 3rd person omniscient | the narrator talks in 3rd person (they, he, she) and is all knowing |
| 3rd person limited | the narrator talks in 3rd person (they,he,she) but only knows the thoughts and feeling of 1 character |
| protagonist | the main character |
| antagonist | a character in conflict with the main character |
| round character | complex character |
| flat character | a stereotypical character |
| static character | a character that does not change through the story |
| dynamic character | a character that changes throughout the story |
| character foils | 2 characters that are the opposite of each other |
| main idea | a summary of what the story is mainly about |
| moral | the lesson of the story |
| topic | the subject in the story |
| theme | the central message in the story |
| social commentary | writing that offers insight into society and it's values and customs. |
| imitation | applying traditional genre characteristics in the story |
| adaptation | changing genre characteristics for some effect |
| mockery | uses traditional genre characteristics for the purpose of making fun of them |
| what are some elements of mythology? | short stories, gods and goddesses, origin stories, no "happy" ending |
| how are genre elements used in imitation? | traditional genre characteristics are incorporated into the story |
| what are some elements of fables? | very short stories, characters are animals, moral is clearly stated, story is simple and not complex |
| what are some elements of fairy tales? | 3rd person omniscient, settings are far away in the past, happy endings, archetypes |
| how are genre elements used in adaptation? | traditional genre characteristics are changed for a meaningful effect |
| what is a genre? | a group of texts with similar forms, patterns,and/or subject matter |
| how are genre elements used in mockery? | the genres characteristics are mocked in the story |
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