Reviewer Flashcards
Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas to the use of distinctive style in rhythm
Poetry
What are the types of poetry
Narrative, lyric, drama
What are the elements of the plot?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
It’s part of the plot that introduces setting and characters
Exposition
It’s part of the plot that the story builds and gets more exciting
Rising action
It’s part of the plot that is the moment of greatest tension in the story.
Climax
It’s part of the plot that events happen because of the climax and we know that the story will soon end. The character solves the main problem or conflict or someone solves it for him or her.
Falling action
It’s part of the plot that the ending
Denouement
The physical and social context in which the action of a story occurs, the mature elements of _______ are the time, place, and social environment that frames the characters. (Where, or when)
Settings
The physical and social context in which the action of a story occurs, the mature elements of _______ are the time, place, and social environment that frames the characters. (Who)
Characters
What are the two types of characters
Protagonist and antagonist
It works towards the central story goals
Protagonist
It works against the central story goals
Antagonist
A writer reveals what a character is like and how the character changes throughout the story.
Characterization
What are the factors in analyzing characters?
> Physical appearance of the characters
Personality
Motivation
Relationship
Conflict
Does the character change?
It is the way a writer chooses words (diction), arranges them in sentences and longer units of discourse (syntax) and exploits their significance.
Style
It is a person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meanings and is usually more abstract than its literal significance.
Symbol
It is the central idea or meaning of the story also known as the heart of the story direct or implied
Theme
The author’s implicit attitude toward the reader, subject, and or people, places, and events in a work is revealed by the elements of the author’s style. It may be characterized as serious or ironic, shatter happy, or any other attitudes and feelings that a human being experiences
Tone
It refers to who tells the story and how it is told. It is the perspective of the author.
Point of view
What are the two types of point of view
First-person POV and third-person POV
The narrator presents the point of view of only one character’s consciousness, which limits the narrative to what the first-person narrator knows, experiences, inters, and can be out by talking to other characters.
First-person POV
What are the three types of third-person POV?
Omniscient, limited and objective
The narrator is all-knowing and takes the reader inside the character’s thoughts, feelings, and motives, as well as shows what the character says and does.
Omniscient
The narrator takes the reader inside one or, at most, very few characters, but neither does the character have access to the inner lives of any of the other characters in the story.
Limited
The narrator does not look into the mind of any character, rather he or she
Objective
What are the elements of poetry?
- Theme
- Speaker/persona 🔊
- Dramatic situation
- Diction
- Image
- Tone
- Irony
- Rhythm
- Sound
- Figure of speech
It is a part of the elements of poetry, the main point or the inside to be derived from the poem.
Theme
It is a part of the elements of poetry, the fictitious character whose voice we hear in the poem.
Speaker/persona
It is a part of the elements of poetry, the moment (in lyric poetry) for a series of events (in narrative poetry) that the speaker speaks about in the poem.
Dramatic situation
It is a part of the elements of poetry, the poem’s choice of words, with each word suggestive in terms of its meaning, sound, and placement.
Diction
It is a part of the elements of poetry, a word that appeals to any of the five senses to convey a flash of flames of understanding.
Image
It is a part of the elements of poetry; the manner of the poem could be the speaker’s attitude toward a subject. Also known as the effect of destruction
Tone
It is a part of the elements of poetry, saying one thing but meaning another
Irony
What are the three types of irony?
Ironic POV, verbal irony, situational irony
It is a part of the elements of poetry, the recurrence of stresses and pauses In a poem.
Rhythm
It is a part of the elements of poetry, patterns of consonants and vowels that contribute greatly to the effect of the poem.
Sound
It is a part of the elements of poetry, the comparisons or substitutions that forsake freshness, emphasis, or surprise, and depart from the usual denotation of words. In other words non-literal use of language.
Figure of speech
What is drama?
Drama is a form of storytelling that’s meant to be performed in front of an audience. It uses things like dialogue, movement, and sometimes even music to bring characters and their stories to life.
is basically like an invisible barrier between the actors and the audience in a play or movie. It’s kind of like pretending there’s a wall that the characters can’t see through, so they don’t acknowledge the audience watching them.
Fourthwall
What are the elements of drama?
> Soliloquy
Monologue
Dialogue
Tragic fall/flaw
Tragic hero
Pity
Fear
Spectacle
Catharsis
It is part of the elements of drama, the act of speaking one’s thought
Soliloquy
It is a part of the elements of drama, a long speech in a drama that is spoken by a single characters.
Monologue
It is a part of the elements of drama, the conversation between two or more characters.
Dialogue
It is a part of the elements of drama, the traits of a character that bring them to a downfall
Tragic fall/flaw
It is a part of the elements of drama, the characters that are made to suffer and experience tragic fall.
Tragic hero
It is a part of the elements of drama, the strong feeling of sorrow and comparison
Pity
It is a part of the elements of drama, a feeling of someone or something is dangerous.
Fear
It is a part of the elements of drama, an event or scene that is regarded because of the usual impact.
Spectacle
It is a part of the elements of drama, the process of releasing emotion or having relief from strong emotion.
Catharsis
It is a genre of literature that is created from the imagination, rather than being based on fact.
Fiction
Is a genre of literature that is based on fact and reality.
Nonfiction
Provide examples of Fiction
Novels, short stories, and fairy tales
Provide examples of Non fiction
Biographies, autobiographies, essays, and history books 📚
What are the elements of Fiction?
- Plot
- Settings
- Characters
- Characterization
- Style
- Symbol
- Theme
- Tone
- Point of view (POV)
