Literary Elements Flashcards
Literally elements
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Parts of the story
Aka: the plot
Aka: the story line
Aka: the plot line
The plot
Everything the story is about- beginning, middle, and end
Characters
People, animals, and things the story is about
Protagonist
Is usually the main character in opposition with the antagonist
Antagonist
The opposing force in the story
Setting
The environment in which the story takes place
Time period
The era in which the story takes place
Conflict
The struggle between opposing forces (protagonist/ antagonist)
Primary conflict
The struggle between opposing forces (protagonist/ antagonist)
Secondary conflict
Arises as a result of the primary conflict
External
A force outside the character (weather, enemy, disease, etc)
Internal
A struggle within the character (decision making)
Rising action
The series of events, dialogues, actions, the complicate the conflict and lead toward the story’s climax
Climax
The highest emotional response/ crisis reaches its highest point
Falling action
The events, actions, dialogues, after the climax that…unravel the complications in the story.
Denounement
A French words meaning “unknotting” or “unwinding”
Resolution
The final outcome of the story
Theme
Universal messier about life, the world, society, and/or the human condition which revels itself through the text
Duration
The length of time over which the story takes place
Genre
The way in which literature is sorted into groups by structure, subject matter or both
Repetition of a word or phrase after two or more
Anaphora
A mild or indirect expression substituted for a harsh or direct on referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
Euphemism
Comparing to unlike things
Juxtaposition
Pokes fun at the faults or mankind
Satire
