Literary Terms
This part of the plot provides the setting, character, and general situation.
What is exposition?
An internal conflict.
What is man vs. himself OR a problem someone is having within him or herself?
In "There Will Come Soft Rains," a team of these robotic rodents clean the house.
What are mice?
This term features an object stands for or represents a concept.
What is a symbol?
From "The Pedestrian," light is a symbol of this.
What is life?
Not to be taken literally, this type of language is often descriptive or uses comparisons.
What is FIGURATIVE language?
Leonard Mead experiences this category of conflict in one of our short stories.
What is man vs society?
The part of the plott line that represents the highest point of suspense, a turning point.
What is the climax?
The two main categories of conflict
What are internal and external?
Comparing two things without using like or as is a...
What is a metaphor?
You walk into the room and see a flickering light. You feel a chill run down your spine. The point of view featured in this example: *
What is 2nd Person?
From "If Cornered, Scream," the reference to Florence Nightingale.
What is a famous nurse OR an allusion?
A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.
Simile. Give an example!
What is an extreme exaggeration called?
What is hyperbole?
The struggle between opposing forces, the problem.
What is conflict?
The message from a story about human behavior or feelings.
What is a theme?
Saying one thing but meaning another.
Verbal Irony.
The character who opposes the main character.
What is the antagonist?
A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics.
Personification. Give an example!
A character who changes throughout a story.
What is a dynamic character?
The "lamest" and often shortest part of the plot line.
What is falling action?
The atmosphere or feeling of a piece of writing.
What is mood?
The point of view that features an "outside" narrator. *
What is third person?
The author's attitude or feeling towards the subject matter, characters, or audience, conveyed through their writing style and word choice
What is tone?
From the story "There Will Come Soft Rains," the theme.
What is nature does not need human beings to continue on OR human beings are poised to cause their own destruction?
A character with many traits is a _____________ character.
Round.
Small hints or clues about what is to come is called...
What is foreshadowing?
This point on the plot line is the conflict that gets the story started.
What is an initial OR inciting incident?
A character who changes throughout a story is a ________________ character.
What is a dynamic character?
A fake out clue or hint that something will happen.
What is a red herring?
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
The author of Fahrenheit 451, "The Pedestrian," and more.
Who is Ray Bradbury?
In "New Neighbor," the reader has to INFER this ending.
What is John, Mrs. Capelli's son, kills Greg.
When the audience or certain characters know more than another character.
Dramatic Irony