LIT TERMS
"IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS!"
HYPERBOLE
"IN ORDER TO GET MY GRADE UP, I NEED TO CRUSH MY TEST."
1ST PERSON
THE TURNING POINT OF A STORY
CLIMAX
UNCHANGING THROUGHUT THE STORY. MAKES THINGS DIFFICULT FOR THE PROTAGONIST.
FLAT
THE PART OF THE PLOT THAT IDENTIFIES THE CHARACTERS AND SETTING
EXPOSITION
"THE CAT IS LIKE A NINJA."
SIMILE
"JOE WAS A HUGE PRESENCE; THE BEST BLOCKER ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE."
3RD LIMITED
THE "BEEF" BETWEEN THE PROTAGONIST AND ANTAGONIST
CONFLICT
A CHARACTER WITH OPPOSITE THOUGHTS, MORALS, AND IDEAS THAN THE PROTAGONIST.
FOIL
THE MOVIE "JOE VS. THE VOLCANO" IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS CONFLICT
PERSON VS. SOCIETY / NATURE
WEATHER RECORDS INDICATE THERE WAS A PERIOD OF SNOW ON AUGUST 31, 1976 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
IRONY
"YOUR GRADES WILL GO UP WHEN YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK CONSISTENTLY."
2ND PERSON
HOW THE STORY RESOLVES AFTER THE CONFLICTS ARE SOLVED.
RESOLUTION
THE CHARACTER TOHERS WOULD TURN TO FOR HELP AND ADVICE.
CONFIDANTE
IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF CONFLICT:
JUSTIN WAS DEPRESSED AFTER GETTING HURT.
PERSON VS. SELF
The rolling green hills swooped down to a quiet, foggy meadow as the red sun rose slowly over the sleepy town.
IMAGERY
MS. TODD TALKED TO US ABOUT OUR ATTITUDES.
1ST
THE EVENTS HAPPENING AFTER THE CLIMAX, LEADING TO THE RESOLUTION.
FALLING ACTION
NOT THE PROTAGONIST, BUT THE SIDEKICK.
DEUTERAGONIST
name the literary device:
THE CARD WAS COVERED IN HEARTS TO SHOW HOW MUCH HE LOVED HER.
symbol
THE SUN SMILED DOWN AS THE WIND WHISPERED SECRETS.
PERSONIFICATION
"SALLY WAS MENTALLY EXHAUSTED. HER BRAIN WAS FOGGY ANED TIRED."
3RD OMNISCIENT
THE EVENT THAT MAKES THE STORY "GO"
INCITING INCIDENT
CHARACTERS THAT TEND TO SHOW UP IN STORIES REGARDLESS OF THE GENRE
WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTER?
FORREST GUMP TELLS A GREAT STORY...ALTHOUGH HE DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.
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