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Literary Terms

Literary Terms. In this half of the slide show the TERMS pop up first. short story. a brief work of fiction that usually (but not always) includes only one basic conflict. metaphor.

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Literary Terms

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  1. Literary Terms In this half of the slide show the TERMS pop up first

  2. short story a brief work of fiction that usually (but not always) includes only one basic conflict.

  3. metaphor An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one is said to be another thing: “Rosco has a heart of stone.” “The sun is a blazing pancake.”

  4. plot the sequence of events in a story.

  5. exposition • Introduces: • setting • characters • basic situation • conflict

  6. simile A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles: “Her face was as round as a pumpkin.” “The sun looked like a blazing pancake.”

  7. rising action central conflict is introduced and developed

  8. climax highest point of interest in the story. (Think of it as where the growing-conflict-balloon bursts.)

  9. falling action this comes after the climax, as the central conflict is ended and the plot moves toward resolution.

  10. conflict a struggle between opposing forces

  11. internal conflict -a conflict that takes place within a character’s mind/heart/soul. (man v. self)

  12. external conflict a struggle that takes place between the character and a force outside of himself or herself.

  13. protagonist the main character in a literary work

  14. antagonist a character or force in conflict with the protagonist (usually the person(s) or force(s) that stand between the protagonist and his/her goal)

  15. characterization the process by which authors create characters for their stories

  16. flat character a one-sided, stereotypical character

  17. round character a fully-developed character who exhibits many traits (For example, such a character can seem both good and bad, or strong and weak, at the same time.)

  18. static character a character who does not change throughout the story

  19. dynamic character a character who changes or grows during the course of the story

  20. setting the time and the place of the action

  21. personification A figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

  22. theme the central message, concern, or purpose of a story (or other literary work).

  23. foreshadowing author’s clues as to what might happen later in the story

  24. flashback a scene that breaks the sequence of events in a story (usually takes a character or characters back in time).

  25. suspense the feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome

  26. irony the difference between the way things seems and the way they actually are

  27. symbolism the use of symbols to represent important ideas

  28. allusion A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, the arts, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science. Writers expect readers to recognize allusions and think about the work/person alluded to.

  29. tone the writer’s attitude toward the readers and the subject

  30. hook an idea or action used by the writer to grab the reader’s attention at the beginning of the story (or literary work)

  31. dialogue a conversation between characters

  32. dialect form of a language spoken by people from a specific region (Many people here speak with a Southern dialect.)

  33. narrator the writer or character who is telling the story

  34. point of view the perspective from which a story is told

  35. first person when the narrator uses “I” to tell the story, and so in this case the story is usually told by one of the characters

  36. third person (limited) narrator uses “he”/“she” and is outside the action of the story and has limited insight. Author writes as if he/she can’t know what’s going on in all the characters’ minds.

  37. third person omniscient narrator uses “he”/“she” and is outside the action of the story and knows everything that is going on in the lives and minds of all the characters.

  38. Literary Terms In this half of the slide show the DEFINITIONS pop up first

  39. narrator the writer or character who is telling the story

  40. conflict a struggle between opposing forces

  41. metaphor An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one is said to be another thing: “Rosco has a heart of stone.” “The sun is a blazing pancake.”

  42. internal conflict -a conflict that takes place within a character’s mind/heart/soul. (man v. self)

  43. antagonist a character or force in conflict with the protagonist (usually the person(s) or force(s) that stand between the protagonist and his/her goal)

  44. external conflict a struggle that takes place between the character and a force outside of himself or herself.

  45. characterization the process by which authors create characters for their stories

  46. flat character a one-sided, stereotypical character

  47. hook an idea or action used by the writer to grab the reader’s attention at the beginning of the story (or literary work)

  48. rising action central conflict is introduced and developed

  49. dynamic character a character who changes or grows during the course of the story

  50. plot the sequence of events in a story.

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