Literary Elements
What is Foreshadowing?
The part of a story in which background information is presented
What is exposition?
When a story is told by a character within said story.
What is First Person Narration?
The main character/hero of a story.
What is the protagonist?
A scene set earlier in time than the main story
What is a Flashback?
The most exiting and intense part of a story
What is the climax?
When the narrator isn't part of the story and only knows the thoughts and emotions of a single character.
What is third-person limited POV?
A character within a story that doesn't change or grow throughout the plot.
What is a static or flat character?
A struggle a character faces caused by forces outside of their control
What is external conflict?
The time and place where a story takes place
What is the setting?
When the narrator of a story knows the thoughts and emotions of multiple characters within a story.
What is third person omniscient POV?
Using descriptions to reveal a characters personality.
What is direct characterization?
An example of this would be a character's conflicting ideals and goals
What is internal conflict?
An idea that recurs in a work of literature
What is the theme?
A storyteller whose credibility isn't guaranteed.
What is an unreliable narrator?
A character that grows, changes ideals, and develops throughout the story.
What is a round or dynamic character?
Something that has several layers of meaning and goes further than a literal interpretation
What is a symbol?
The ending of a story that ties up loose ends and ends the conflict.
What is the resolution?
The attitude towards a certain audience or idea, conveyed by the writer through word choice.
What is tone?
Using actions, speech, and interactions with other characters, to show their personality.
What is indirect characterization?