Literary Elements

Question 0

Verbal Irony

Answer 0

SAY something but mean something else- sarcasm

Question 1

Irony

Answer 1

The difference between what we expect and what is actually happening

Question 2

Situational Irony

Answer 2

SITUATION turns out to be the opposite of what we expect

Question 3

Dramatic Irony

Answer 3

Characters don’t know but we [readers] do

Question 4

Setting

Answer 4

Place and time of story, background

Creates an image for us

Question 5

Plot/ plot line

Answer 5

The sequence of events in the story

Exposition-conflict-rising action-climax-falling action-resolution

Question 6

Internal Conflict

Answer 6

A conflict that occurs within a character’s mind

Person vs. self

Question 7

Conflict

Answer 7

The fuel of the narrative: a problem or struggle

Question 8

External Conflict

Answer 8

A conflict that occurs between a character and an outside force
Character vs. character
Character vs. nature
Character vs. society
Character vs. supernatural

Question 9

Characterization

Answer 9

Tells the traits of the character

Question 10

Static

Answer 10

A character who does NOT change throughout the story

Question 11

Dynamic

Answer 11

A character who CHANGES throughout the story

Question 12

Round

Answer 12

A character with many qualities and personality traits

Question 13

Flat

Answer 13

A character with only a couple characteristics; is often the stereotypical character in the story

Question 14

Direct

Answer 14

The narrator makes direct comments about the character

Example: she is friendly

Question 15

Indirect

Answer 15

We learn about the character through her speech thoughts, feelings, actions, physical appearance, and through other characters’ thoughts, feelings, and speech about her

Question 16

Protagonist

Answer 16

The main character of the story who pushes the action of the story forward

Question 17

Antagonist

Answer 17

The character who frustrates, deceives, or works against the main character

Question 18

Point of view

Answer 18

The view from which the story is told

Question 19

1st person

Answer 19

The narrator is a character in the story and uses I and me when telling the story

Question 20

2nd person

Answer 20

The narrator brings you, the reader into the story when telling the story

Question 21

3rd person limited.

Answer 21

The narrator tells only why one character thinks, feels, and observes, and uses he, she, they, etc,

Question 22

3rd person omniscient

Answer 22

The narrator sees into the minds of more than one character when telling the story uses he, she, they, etc.

Question 23

Foreshadowing

Answer 23

The use of hints or clues to indicate the events and situations that will occur later in the plot

Question 24

Suspense

Answer 24

The excitement or tension a reader feels when reading

Question 25

Mood

Answer 25

The feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader through word choice and imagery

Question 26

Tone

Answer 26

The manner in which the written words might be said (sarcastic, witty, angry, etc.)

Question 27

Genres

Answer 27

Different types of writing each genre shapes a theme or topic differently
(Classic, mythology, poetry, dramas, short stories, etc.)

Question 28

Theme

Answer 28

The perception about life the reader that the writer conveys to the reader applies to the story and life in general

Question 29

Symbols

Answer 29

A person place thing or event that stands for itself an for something beyond itself as well
(Dove=peace, black=death and evil)

Question 30

Exposition

Answer 30

The author generally introduces the main character and describes the setting

Question 31

Rising Action

Answer 31

Different events or conflicts develop as the main character struggles to overcome the problem or reach the goal

Question 32

Climax

Answer 32

high or major turning point, an event or conflict that leads to the resolution of the problem

Question 33

Falling Action

Answer 33

The events that occur after the climax

Question 34

Resolution

Answer 34

The conclusion, conflicts solved, closes the story, wrapping up loose ends
Denouement: French for unraveling the knot