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Literary Terms: Kind
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plot | The sequence of events in a story--beginning, middle and end. |
| Exposition | The beginning of the story where the main characters and initial conflicts are introduced. The setting of the story (time, place, weather, culture etc.). |
| Rising Action | Events that lead up to the climax. They help create tension and suspense and may have more conflicts. |
| Climax | The turning point of the story; the moment of tension, emotion, or suspense that determines the resolution. The main conflict is addressed. |
| Falling Action | The tension and shows how the main character resolves the conflict. |
| Resolution/Denouement | The end of the story where typically the main conflict is resolved. |
| Theme- | The central idea or message about life that is expressed in the story. |
| Point of View | First person, second person, third person (omniscient) The perspective in which a story is being told. |
| Foreshadowing | Hints or clues about future events. |
| Conflict | A problem, fight, or struggle between characters, society, nature, or internally within. |
| Person vs. Person | This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human. |
| Person vs. Nature | This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist. |
| Person vs. Society | This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, school, etc. |
| Person vs. Self | In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict like a making a difficult decision or dealing with a personal problem. |
| Setting | Where and when the story takes place (including the time, place, weather, culture, customs and traditions). |
| Antagonist | The central character’s opponent (creates the conflict). |
| Protagonist | The central character usually involved in a conflict against the antagonist. May also be known as the hero. |
| Climax | The point of tension, emotion, or heightened suspense (the turning point). Determines the resolution. |
| Author’s Purpose | The reason why the author writes: Entertain, Inform, Explain, and Persuade. |
| Mood | The feelings the reader gets from reading the author’s words. |
| Tone | Tone |
| Characters | A person, animal, or even an inanimate object presented as a person who participates in the narrative and experiences the events of the story |
| Internal Conflict | The struggle within a character's own mind, where their emotions, desires, or beliefs clash with each other, forcing them to make a difficult choice or overcome an inner dilemma |
| External Conflict | Any problem or struggle a character faces from an outside force, rather than from their own thoughts or feelings |
| Central Idea | The core message or dominant concept the author intends to convey, serving as the unifying force that ties together the plot, characters, and setting of a story |
| Static Character | A literary character that does not undergo significant internal change or personal development throughout a story, remaining essentially the same from beginning to end. |
| Dynamic Character | A literary character that undergoes significant internal change and growth over the course of a story, often learning a lesson or evolving their personality, worldview, or behavior. |
| Imagery | Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. |
| Simile | A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. |
| Alliteration | Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. |
| Personification | A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words that mimic sounds. |
| Hyperbole | An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. |
| Idioms | An idiom or idiomatic expression refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language. |
| Direct Characterization | The author tells the reader what the character is like. |
| Indirect Characterization | The author shows the reader what the character is like through how a character looks, what the character does, what the character says, what the character thinks, or how the character affects the other characters. |
| Noun | Names a person, place, thing, or idea/concept |
| Common Noun | a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea/concept- not capitalized unless it's the first word of a sentence |
| Proper Noun | the name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea/concept... begins with a capital letter |
| Singular Noun | Names ONE person, place, thing, or idea/concept |
| Plural Noun | Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea/concept |
| Action Verb | Tells about an action. Sometimes you can see the action (physical actions). |
| Linking Verb | Do not show action, instead, they tell that something is, or they link the subject with a word or words in the predicate. |
| Adjectives | A word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. The answer to the questions: What kind, Which ones, & and how many? |
| Adverbs | Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They are commonly formed by adding -ly. They answer the questions: How, Where, & and When? |
| Pronouns | is used in place of a noun |
| envision | to imagine; to form a picture in the mind of something that has not yet happened. |
| revise | to look back and change; to correct and improve |
| supervise | to direct or oversee, to look after and take care of. |
| visible | able to be seen or perceived |
| visor | a shield for the eyes, the brim of a cap or the sunshade in a car |
| prospect | to look for; to explore and search for mineral deposits |
| respect | admiration, high regard |
| spectator | onlooker, one who watches an event without taking part |
| spectacle | a strikingly grand or unusual sight |
| spectacular | impressive to look at, remarkable |
| audible | able to be heard, loud enough to hear |
| audience | the people who hear a speech or a performance |
| audition | a tryout for a role; a hearing to test and judge a performers ability |
| auditorium | a large room or hall where people father to hear speakers or view performances |
| inaudible | not able to be heard, too soft or faint to hear, unheard |
| megaphone | a cone-shaped Horn used to direct the voice and make it sound louder |
| phonics | the study of the sounds of the letters of the alphabet |
| saxophone | a curved wing instrument made of brass with a reed mouthpiece and keys for the fingers |
| stereophonic | an electronic system that blends sounds from more than one source |
| symphony | a long piece of music to be played by an orchestra |
| avocation | a pastime or hobby; a profession practiced with enjoyement |
| vocal | connected with speaking or with the voice |
| vocalist | singer |
| vocation | a job; a calling or inclination toward a type of work or service |
| addictive | habit-forming, hard to break away from, easy to say yes to |
| contradict | to speak against, to say the opposite of |
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