Literary Terms
A character that is a source of conflict
What is an antagonist
The central character of the story
What is a protagonist
The place and time in which a story, play, or novel happens
What is the setting or ATMOSPHERE
A feeling or sense of relief after a conflict is resolved:
What is catharsis
The central idea(s) that run throughout the text
What is the theme
The peak of the action in a work of literature (the main conflict):
What is the climax
The start of a story that usually includes details about the setting
What is the exposition
The action that is the result of the high point or climax
What is the falling action
When the audience knows more than the characters in the story do
What is dramatic irony?
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
What is personification
The part of a plot that ends the falling action by telling or implying the final outcome
What is the resolution
The part of a story's plot that adds complications to the problems and increases reader interest OR The series of events that lead to the climax:
What is the rising action
The sense of tension that develops in a literary work:
What is SUSPENSE
The start of a story that usually includes details about the setting
What is exposition?
Purposely over exaggerating - "The fish was THIS big, I swear!"
What is an hyperbole
A conflict that exists within a character
What is an internal conflict
One of the characters is telling the story, referred to as I
What is first-person point of view
The use of clues by an author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a story
What is foreshadowing
Creating pity or sympathy for a character
What is pathos
The story is told by a narrator from the view of one character
What is third-person limited point of view
The author’s choice of words to create a particular effect
What is the diction
The narrator knows and shares the thoughts and feelings of every character
What is omniscient point of view
The sequence of events in a story, novel, or play. Each event causes or leads to the next.
What is the plot
A scene in a narrative that breaks the normal time sequence of the plot to narrate events that happened earlier
What is a flashback
Characters that highlight qualities in others
What is Foil