I've placed a check mark by the terms almost all of you knew.
I've placed a pair of glasses by the terms we've looked at as a class.
You could also use this PowerPoint to help you study:
Literary terms and definitions (1).pptx
Plot
 the series of related events that make up the story |
Exposition
the beginning of the story that introduces the setting and main characters |
| Inciting Incident : the event or decision that causes the major conflict in the story |
| Rising Action : the part of the story in which the action keeps getting more intense, building toward a climax |
Climax: the point of the story when the tension and excitement are at their highest level.
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| Falling Action: what happens after the main problem of the story has been resolved |
Resolution
the ending of the story -- how it turns out. |
Antagonist
-- the "bad" guy (or force) that causes the problem for the protagonist |
Protagonist
-- the "good" guy -- the main character |
Setting
 when and where the story takes place |
Conflict
the problem in the story |
Internal Conflict
happens inside the protagonist |
External Conflict
a problem that is outside the protagonist. It comes from another character, nature, society, fate, or the supernatural |
Narrator
the one who is telling the story |
First Person Point of View -- the narrator is a character in the story
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Second Person Point of View -- the story is told about "you."
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Third Person Point of View -- the narrator is NOT a character in the story and tells the story using pronouns such as "he" and "she."
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Theme
the message about life or human nature expressed in the storyTheme-topic-genre-summary.pptx Key for Sorting Hats |
Dialogue - when characters talk to each other
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Imagery -- descriptive or figurative language, language that appeals to the five senses |
Symbol -- something that represents a larger idea or concept |
Figurative Language -- expressions used as descriptions that are not meant literally.
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(Literal Language) -- When you use literal language, you really mean what you say. http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-idioms-proverbs-illustrations-keren-rosen/
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Metaphor a comparison between two unlike things for the purpose of description
Chart for Examples and Non-Examples of Simile and Metaphor |
Simile -- a comparison between two unlike things (using like or as) for the purpose of description
Figurative Language |
Alliteration -- words next to each other or close together begin with the same sound
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Onomatopoeia -- a word that imitates the sound it describes |
Rhyme
-- endings of words sound the same |
Irony -- a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
Dramatic irony can also include times when the audience knows things that the characters do not. http://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/education/literature/types-of-irony Extra Credit: Irony vs. Coincidence |
Connotation -- the meaning or feeling that is associated with a word. Connotation goes beyond the dictionary definition. For example, home can mean "a dwelling; where something or someone lives," but saying or reading the word usually brings warm and happy feelings.
Shades of Meaning |
Flashback -- when the author goes back briefly to a time earlier than the main story
http://www.softschools.com/examples/grammar/flashback_examples/203/ (in The Outsiders when Ponyboy tells about Johnny begin jumped by the Socs)
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Flashback and Foreshadowing (Can you spot the errors?)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ose5kBDdE6Y |
