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Literary Terms

Literary Terms. (Part Three). The sequence (or chain) of events within a story -- The plot usually involves one or more conflicts which may be external or internal. Introduction - Opening of the story -- it gives characters, setting, and background information. Plot.

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Literary Terms

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  1. Literary Terms (Part Three)

  2. The sequence (or chain) of events within a story -- The plot usually involves one or more conflicts which may be external or internal Introduction - Opening of the story -- it gives characters, setting, and background information Plot

  3. The sequence (or chain) of events within a story -- The plot usually involves one or more conflicts which may be external or internal 2. Rising Action - Follows the introduction and introduces the conflict Plot

  4. The sequence (or chain) of events within a story -- The plot usually involves one or more conflicts which may be external or internal 3. Climax - The high point of action or turning point of the story Plot

  5. The sequence (or chain) of events within a story -- The plot usually involves one or more conflicts which may be external or internal 4. Falling Action - Follows the climax -- the conflict begins to be resolved and changes occur Plot

  6. The sequence (or chain) of events within a story -- The plot usually involves one or more conflicts which may be external or internal 5. Resolution - Ending of the story -- all loose ends are tied up Plot

  7. The clash between two opposing forces in a literary work; a struggle External - Conflict outside of the character (person vs. person, nature, society, etc.) Conflict

  8. The clash between two opposing forces in a literary work; a struggle 2. Internal - Conflict within the character (person vs. himself/herself) Conflict

  9. Narrator The person who tells a story -- the author may tell the story directly or he/she may tell it through one of the characters of the story.

  10. The author’s choice of narrator for the story First Person - The narrator (“I”) is a character who can reveal only his/her own thoughts, feelings, and what he/she sees and is told by other characters. Point of View

  11. The author’s choice of narrator for the story 2. Third Person - The narrator is an outsider (perhaps all-knowing) who can enter the minds of one or all of the other characters. Point of View

  12. Setting The time and place in which the events of a narrative occur

  13. Theme The message or main idea of a literary work, a general truth about life or mankind -- a theme may be stated or implied

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