Point of View
Irony
Plot Structure
Figurative Lang.
Various Elements
100
"I"; all is told/filtered through the storyteller's perception, a character in the story, but not always the main character.
What is First Person?
100
The writer's meaning is different from what is actually stated or actually happening.
What is Irony?
100
Tying up loose ends at the end of the story.
What is the Resolution?
100
A direct comparison not using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
100
Specific objects in a story represent something else in the story.
What is symbolism?
200
3rd person pronouns again, but perspective is limited to ONE character's thoughts, feelings, vantage point. Can not know anything in story other than what the one character knows.
What is Third Person Limited Omniscient?
200
What is spoken or said is different from what is meant
What is Verbal Irony?
200
Background information is given.
What is the Exposition?
200
A reference to another literary article or artistic work.
What is an allusion?
200
Takes place during the exposition; the time and place of the story are revealed.
What is the setting?
300
This narrator is not limited to one perspective, but is unreliable and conveys information to the reader of which he or she is not aware.
What is Unreliable Narrator?
300
The audience knows more than the character in a story, or a character in the story knows something another character does not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
300
When a character makes a decision that changes the view of the story; the highest point of interest in a story.
What is the Climax?
300
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
300
The author's attitude towards the story.
What is the tone?
400
The only information we receive is what the characters say and do; cannot read anyone's mind, thoughts, or feelings.
What is Third Person Dramatic/Objective?
400
Events in a story have a double meaning, such as a situation one expects over a situation that actually happens.
What is Situational Irony?
400
The first conflict arises and develops.
What is the Complication?
400
Sound words, such as "boom" and "pow".
What is onomatopoeia?
400
The main idea or message of the story directed to the reader.
What is the theme?
500
use of third person pronouns, no "I" except in dialogue. All knowing; can get more than one of the character's thoughts and feelings.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
500
The situation is unjust to a person or group of people in a manner beyond their control.
What is Cosmic Irony?
500
The moment of decision for the main character. This leads to the climax of the story.
What is the Crisis?
500
The author gives the reader vivid images, putting the reader in the story and giving a good visual representation.
What is imagery?
500
People/forces/ideas oppose each other in the story. Characters make decisions based on these oppositions.
What is the conflict?
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