Literary Terms Flashcards
Major points of a plot diagram
- )Problem: central conflict
- )Exposition: Necessary info-setting,characters
- )Inciting incident: Starts the problem
- )Rising action: Raise tension
- )Climax: Highest point of tension
- )Falling action:Moments leading toward conclusion
- )D’enoumont: Conclusion
What is a plot?
The events that take place in a story
Define Tone
Emotion of the speaker
Mood
Emotion the author wants you to feel
Theme
Central moral or message of the story
Point of veiw
Perspective through which the story is told
First person
“I” ; person experiencing the story narrates
Third person limited
Narrator focuses on one characters thoughts
Third person omniscient
Narrator can see all characters thoughts
Third person objective
Narrator cannot see any characters thoughts (he/she)
Direct characterization
Telling about a character through straightforward description
Indirect characterization
Shows a characters personality through actions/dialogue
Dynamic character
Character who changes
Static character
Character who stays the same
Protagonist
Main character
Not necessarily a hero
Anti-hero
A protagonist who is not “good”
I.e is evil, bad, etc
Antagonist
Conflict of protagonist ( can be person, nature, self)
Imagery
Description using the 5 senses
Simile
Comparison using like/as
Metaphor
Comparison without using like/as
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound like what they’re describing
Ex. Words relates to water: Bloop,splash,spray,squirt,drip,drizzle
Personification
Giving human traits to an inanimate object
Alliteration
Repetition of the same sound
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
