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literary elements
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Characterization | Process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character |
| Direct Characterization | The Narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is |
| Indirect Characterization | Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, and Looks reveal the personality of a character (STEAL) |
| Characters | People/Animals in a story |
| Major Characters | The main/most important characters |
| Minor Characters | Supporting characters in a story |
| Protagonist | Who the story is mostly about |
| Antagonist | Character who causes problems for the Protagonist |
| Dynamic Character | Character whose beliefs and/or attitude changes throughout the story |
| Static Character | Character whose beliefs and/or attitude remain the same |
| Round Character | Described in great detail |
| Flat Character | Described in small detail, mostly unknown to the reader |
| Narrator | The "person" telling the story |
| Point of View (POV) | The perspective the story is being told through |
| First Person POV | Narrator is part of the story |
| Third Person POV (Limited) | Narrator tells the story through another's perspective |
| Third Person POV (Omniscient) | Narrator knows everything about every character, story may be told through multiple perspectives |
| Setting | Where the story takes place, including the time in history |
| Mood | The atmosphere or how the story makes the reader feel, usually determined through setting |
| Tone | The author's attitude toward a subject of writing/text |
| Diction | Author's word choice |
| Imagery | Author's use of vivid sensory words/language |
| Irony | When what the reader thinks will happen is the opposite of what really happens |
| Foreshadowing | Hints toward later plot |
| Suspense | Quality helping the reader keep interest |
| Symbolism | Something representing something else |
| Motif | An object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work, contributes to the theme |
| Theme | The central idea, message, or moral |
| Plot | Referring to events that make up a story |
| Exposition | The introduction to the story, including major character names, setting, and mood |
| Conflict | The primary problem that drives the plot of the story, often a main goal for the Protagonist to achieve or overcome |
| Internal Conflict | Person v Self |
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