a speaker or author’s word choice used for effect; includes connotation of words as well as denotation.
diction
100
the main character involved in the central conflict.
protagonist
100
narrator or one of characters tells the story using "I."
first person
100
the final part of the plot where you learn how everything works out.
resolution
100
The voice used by an author to tell a story or speak a poem.
speaker
200
a social or regional variety of a particular language.
dialect
200
the force or person who works against the main character's attempt to solve the problem; may be another character, society, nature, or force within the protagonist.
antagonist
200
a narrator or someone outside the story is telling it using " he, she, or them. "
third person
200
the highest point of tension in the plot.
climax
200
A central meaning in the work which provides a unifying point around which the plot, characters, setting, point of view, symbols, and other elements of a work are organized.
theme
300
obvious exaggeration used for serious, comic, or ironic effect.
hyperbole
300
a character whose traits are in direct contrast to those of the principal character. The foil typically highlights the traits of the protagonist.
foil
300
a human being regarded as an individual
second person
300
a problem that confronts the characters in a piece of literature.
conflict
300
A statement that initially appears to be contradictory but then, on closer inspection, turns out to make sense.
paradox
400
the use of clues giving the reader hints of events to come.
foreshadowing
400
one who is not fully developed; we know only one side of the character.
flat character
400
an all-knowing narrator who is not a character in the story and who can report the thoughts and feelings of the characters, as well as their words and actions.
omniscient narrator
400
(denouement)--the unraveling of the plot following the climax.
falling action
400
The structure and/or layout of a literary work that affects its overall purpose and/or effect.
organization
500
a condensed form of paradox in which two seemingly contradictory terms are joined together
oxymoron
500
usually a minor character who tends to remain unchanged throughout the story; things happen to these characters without things happening within.
static character
500
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500
occurs at the beginning of a work of fiction; established background information or lays out the scene.