Vocab Flashcards
Exposistion
the insertion of important background information within a story; for example, information about the setting, characters’ backstories, prior plot events, historical context, etc. …
Rising action
a series of events build toward the point of greatest interest. The rising action of a story is the series of events that begin immediately after the exposition (introduction) of the story and builds up to the climax.
Climax
the term used to refer to the part of story or play where the tension or action reaches its highest part. Sometimes, the climax is a “crisis” point in the plot.
Falling action
occurs right after the climax, when the main problem of the story resolves. It is one of the elements of the plot of the story, the other elements being exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution. Falling action wraps up the narrative, resolves its loose ends, and leads toward the closure.
Resolution
the unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story.
Flat, round, static, dynamic characterization
Flat- boasts no mental or emotional development. Much like a stock character, a flat character exhibits strong defining characteristics, speech habits, and the like, but still falls short of the complexity of a round character.
Round- xtremely realistic, behaving and speaking in a “real life” manner. The character is complex and increases in complexity throughout the story. A round character is capable of contradiction and change with evidence of emotional and psychological development.
Examples
Static-oes not undergo important change in the course of the story,
Dynamic character- one that does undergo an important change in the course of the story.
Indirect and direct characterization
Indirect- personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character’s speech, actions, appearance, etc.
Direct-the writer reveals the personality of a character.
Internal and external conflict
External- having a fight with someone else
Internal- having a fight with yourself
STEAL
SPEAK = what (dialogue) and how (speaker tags & tone) a character speaks to other characters.
THOUGHTS = What a character thinks, believes, values, and what motivates a character.
EFFECTS on OTHERS = The relationships the character has with other others and how characters treat each other.
A CTIONS = How a character behaves, including how they react to people & events.
L OOKS = A character’s physical appearance. This includes physical features, clothing, body language, etc.
Symbolism
Anything that stands for something else, Has its own meaning and reality, as well as represents abstract ideas. Conventional symbols like flages as well as created symbols through emphasis or repitition
Metaphor
Comparing things without using like or as
Eagle eyes
Hope is the think with feathers
SImile
COmparing two things using like or as
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Juxtaposition
two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.
Archetype
A type of character, detail, image, or situation that appears in literature throughout history. Some critics believe that achetypes reveal deep truths about the human experience
