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ECHS ENG 2 Lit Terms
Eng 2 Literary Terms/Elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plot | the events of the story in the order in which they occur |
| Exposition | introduces the setting, characters, and the situation |
| Climax | the highest point of interest or suspense |
| Rising Action | the conflict builds in intensity through a series of events |
| Falling action | all of the events after the climax or turning point |
| Resolution | the end of the central conflict |
| Plot parts | exposition, climax, rising action, falling action, resolution |
| Conflict | a struggle between two opposing forces |
| Internal conflict | a character is in conflict with himself/herself |
| External conflict | the main character struggles with an outside force |
| Complication | anything which gets in the way of solving the conflict |
| Point of View | the perspective from which the story is told |
| 1st person narration | one of the characters tells a story |
| 3rd person narration | the voice is outside the story |
| Conflict words | conflict, internal, external, complication |
| How the story is told | point of view, 1st person, 3rd person |
| Direct characterization | the author directly states a character's traits |
| Indirect characterization | the reader must learn about the character through what he says and does, what others say about him or how others respond to him |
| Protagonist | the chief character in a literary work |
| Antagonist | the character or forces working against the main character |
| Characterization words | direct, indirect, protagonist, antagonist |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things |
| Simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as |
| Personification | a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
| Figurative language words | metaphor, simile, personification |
| Setting | time and place of action |
| Theme | the message or insight into life |
| Mood | the feeling obtained from reading |
| Foreshadowing | a hint or clue about what will happen |
| Suspense | the quality of the story which keeps the reader reading to find out what will happen |
| Symbol | anything that stands for or represents something else |
| Flashback | the action is interrupted to tell about an earlier even |
| Allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |
| Stereotype | an image of a group, person, or issue held in common by a certain segment of society |
| Cause | an event that brings about another event |
| Effect | the event that results from the first event |
| Irony | the outcome contrasts what is expected to happen |
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