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Lit terms 2010
7th grade Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| four types of settings are | real, imaginary, fanciful, historical |
| what is a real setting | a place that actually exists |
| what is an imaginary setting | a setting that is made-up but realistic |
| what is a fanciful setting | unrealistic |
| what is historical setting | true to history, at least 50 years ago |
| the three components of the setting are | time, place, mood |
| if setting is important to the plot it is called... | vital |
| if setting in NOT important to the plot it is called | not vital |
| the 5 key ways to know a character | appearance, behaviors, ideas/thoughts, speech and reactions to others |
| appearance | what the character looks like, age, gender (a physical description) |
| behaviors | actions by character |
| ideas/thoughts | what is character thinking or what is going on inside his/her head |
| speech | how and what character says - slang, proper English, broken English (dialect) |
| reactions to others | how does character respond to others actions |
| a character who is almost stereotyped | flat |
| a character who is well-developed with many sides to personality | round |
| a character who does not change throughout the story but stays the same | static |
| a character who changes throughout the story and learns from experiences | dynamic |
| something that creates problems in story and works against the main character | antagonist |
| the person who solves the problem in story and is usually the main character | protagonist |
| the three points of view | 1st, limited 3rd, omniscient |
| 1st person POV? | uses "I, me or my" in speaking. (personal pronouns) |
| limited 3rd POV? | narrator tells story and shares the thoughts, feelings and emotions of ONLY ONE character |
| Omniscient POV? | narrator tells story and shares the thoughts, feelings and emotions of ALL characters. The ALL-Knowing POV |
| three types of plot | linear, episodic, open-ended |
| Linear plot | most chapter books, plot line is followed, continuous plot |
| episodic plot | each chapter is a different story but main characters remain the same. Series - Lord of the Rings, Twilight, Harry Potter, Winnie-the-Pooh |
| open-ended | the plot does not have falling action or resolution. You decide the ending. |
| internal conflict | man vs self - inside the characters mind |
| external conflict | man vs man, man vs society, man vs nature, man vs supernatural, man vs machine, machine vs machne. outside the character |
| flashback | looking back on past events |
| forshadowing | clues about something that will happen in the future |
| suspense | information given to keep us reading, keeps us on the edge of our seats |
| irony | a twist of fate in the end of the story |
| hyperbole | great exaggeration |
| simile | comparison between two objects using "like" or "as" to make comparison |
| metaphor | direct comparison where one object becomes the other. "The midnight sky IS a chocolate candy bar." |
| personification | giving non-human objects human characteristics. ex. Bugs Bunny |
| alliteration | repetition of similar consonant sounds in a line. (Sally sells seashells) |
| imagery | the use of our senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, sound. |
| symbolism | giving significance to an object that has a greater meaning attached to it |
| plot line (6) | exposition, incentive moment, rising actions, climax, falling actions, resolution |
| exposition | we learn the setting (with components), who characters are and a hint of conflict |
| incentive moment | the very first rising action, it sets the plot in motion |
| rising actions | complications which occur in the development of plot leading to climax |
| climax | most exciting point in story, turning point |
| falling actions | one or two events that take place after the climax, these are not exciting or add to the plot development at all |
| resolution | the ending of the story, loose ends are tied up |
Created by:
DMerritt
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