Structures of a book
Characters
Genres
Literary Devices
Types of writing
100
Setting
The time and the place in which the action of a book, film, play, and so
100
Character
Persons—or animals or natural forces represented as persons—in a work of literature. Characters may be static (stay the same) or dynamic
100
Fiction
Any work of literature that includes material that is invented or imagined, that is not a record of things as they actually happened.
100
Metaphor
a comparison of one thing to another in order to make description more vivid; it actually states that one thing is the other
100
Letter
a written, typed, or printed communication, especially one sent in an envelope by mail or messenger. May be formal or informal.
200
Plot
the sequence of events in a poem, play, novel, or short story that make up the main story line
200
Caricature
A representation or imitation of a person’s physical or personality traits that are so exaggerated they become comic or absurd
200
Non-fiction
Prose that deals with real events and people, not with imagined events and imagined people.
200
Simile
a comparison of one thing to another in order to make description more vivid; uses the words 'like' or 'as' in this comparison
200
Essay
a short piece of writing on a particular subject.
300
Narrator
One who narrates, or tells, as story.
300
Protagonist
the main character or speaker in a poem, monologue, play, or story
300
Biography
an account of someone's life written by someone else.
300
Hyperbole
deliberate and extravagant exaggeration
300
Anecdote
A short narrative that tells the particulars of an interesting and/or humorous event
400
Point of view
The particular perspective brought by a composer, responder or character within a text to the text or to matters within the text. It also entails the position or vantage point from which the events of a story seem to be observed and presented to us.
400
Antagonist
A person or thing that opposes the protagonist or hero/heroine of a story
400
Comic/Graphic Novel
scripted fiction told visually in artist drawn pictures, usually in panels and speech bubbles
400
Imagery
the use of words to create a picture or 'image' in the mind of the reader
400
Compare and contrast
Give an account of the similarities and differences between two (or more) items or situations, referring to both (all) of them throughout. In language and literature, this may involve finding and evaluating the significance of similarities and connections between texts and requires the student to make a literary analysis.
500
Dialogue
Conversation or speech among two or more characters.
500
cartoon
a simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine.
500
Crime/Detective
fiction about a committed crime, how the criminal gets caught, and the repercussions of the crime
500
Allusion
a reference to another event, person, place, or work of literature - usually implied rather than explicit and often provides another layer of meaning to what is being said
500
Critique
Provide a critical review or commentary, especially when dealing with works of art or literature (cf. Evaluate).
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