Elements of Literat Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Tone | The implied attitude of a writer towards his/her subject and characters |
| Mood | The overall emotional effect of the story created by the setting |
| Irony | Technique that involves a contrast or discrepancy between what is said and meant, or between what happens and what is expected to happen |
| Types of Irony | Verbal Situational Dramatic |
| Verbal Irony | a discrepancy between what is said and what is meant; sarcasm |
| Situational Irony | discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens |
| Point of View | refers to the frame of reference from which a story is told |
| Narrator | the speaker or character telling the story |
| Omniscient | all-knowing; narrator knows what all characters are thinking and feeling; insight into all characters |
| Limited | narrator only knows what ONE character is thinking and feeling; insight into ONE character |
| Objective | narrator does not reveal any insight into characters’ thoughts and feelings; simply relays the observable actions of the characters from the outside |
| Theme | the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work; generalizations about human beings or about life; usually not directly stated |
| Conflict | the struggle between opposing forces in a story; usually resolved by the end of the work |
| Common Conflict Types | Man VRS. Man (external) Man VRS. Nature (external) Man VRS. Society (external) Man VRS. Fate/ God (external) Man VRS. Self (internal) |
| Satire | writing that ridicules or holds up to contempt the faults of individuals and society in the hopes of making change and improvement |
| Foreshadowing | technique in which the author gives hints about the future action of the story; helps to prepare the reader for what is to come later |
| Suspension of Disbelief | Letting go of preconceived notions of what is logical for the sake of enjoyment |
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