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Lit.Elemts vocab

Freytag's pyrmid+Lit.Elements vocab

Definition
Resolution The final conflict is resolved, protagonist does not always "win". Final moments of the story.
Falling action Might still have small unexpected moments of final suspense. Overall tension begins to wind down. Relatively small portion.
Climax Point of highest tension. Turning point of the story. Protagonist comes face to face with the antagonist. Final clash in which it is determined whether or not the protagonist will be able to overcome the problem.
Rising Action The main part of the story(most of it). The protagonist is trying to reach their goal. Protagonists will face smaller challenges and conflicts. Between inciting force and climax.
Exposition Background Information about plot,setting, and characters. At the very beginning of a novel.
Inciting force The event that starts the protagonist on their journey(starts the conflict). Early in the story
Antagonist The person or force who opposes the protagonist, tries to prevent the protagonist from reaching their goal.
Characterization The methods a writer uses to communicate information about characters to readers -When the author tells the reader directly about a character, it is called direct characterization. -When the author shows the character in action it is indirect.
Conflict Involves a struggle between two opposing forces, generally a protagonist and antagonist/antagonistic force. -The four major conflict types are : person v person, person v self, person v society, and person v nature.
Description Representation of characters, scenes, or actions, used to make the story more vivid for the reader.
Dialogue The actual words that characters speak. Authors use dialogue to portray characters and to dramatize conflict.
Dramatic Irony A technique that increases suspense by letting readers know more about the dramatic situation than the characters know.
Foreshadowing A writing technique that gives readers clues about events that will happen later in the story.
Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used to make a strong effect.
Irony A particular tone when what occurs is the opposite of what you expect.
Mood The overall feeling-light and happy or dark and brooding, for example. Created by and author's choice of words.
Narrator The speaker who tells the story
Point of View The perspective from which a story is told First person-A character tells the story(I/Me) Second person-The reader is made a character(You/Your) A third person-Narrator who is not a character tells the story. Omniscient and Limited.
Protagonist The central character(s) of the story;has a goal that he/she is trying to reach.
Setting The environment in which the story takes place.
Style The characteristic ways an individual author uses language-including word choice, length and complexity of senses, patterns of sound, and use of imagery and symbols.
Structure The framework that determines how a story is put together-it's "skeleton". The structure of many stories includes four basic parts, exposition, inciting force, climax, and resolution.
Suspense Techniques used by the author to keep readers interested in the story and wondering what will happen next.
Symbol An image,object,character, or actions that stands for an idea(or ideas) beyond it's literal meaning.
Theme A story's deeper meaning-a universal idea, or message or lesson explored throughout the piece.
Tone The clues in a story that suggest the writer's(or narrator's) own attitude toward elements of his or her story.
Understatement A figure of speech in which the speaker says less than what he or she actually feels.
Verbal Irony When the speaker says one thing but means/feels the opposite.
Complication Any obstacle that increases the tension of the story conflict.
Created by: zhaoy31
 

 



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