Literary Terms 1
_________. is the act of creating and describing characters in literature. It includes both descriptions of a character’s physical attributes as well as the character’s personality.
Characterization
The time and place a story occurs is called. _______
Setting
The perspective from which a story and who it is telling the story is called
Point of View
The sequence of events in a story.
Plot
What is conflict?
The issue or problem that occurs in a story that pushes the story forward.
The overall atmosphere, feeling of a text. It is how the audience's emotions and feeling towards what they are reading.
Mood
It is the attitude the author has towards the subject they are writing about.
Tone
__________ utilizing an object, idea, color, or phenomenon to represent something deeper and more abstract. s the idea that things represent something other than their literal meaning.
Symbolism
What are the types of 5 types imagery? Hint (your senses)
Visual, tactile, gustatory, auditory, and olfactory
What is external conflict?
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
___________ is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”. Ex. Your hair is as red as blood.
Simile
_______ is the use of descriptive language to help create an image in the reader’s mind. It is the use of language and description that appeals to reader’s five senses.
Imagery
What is POV? What are the different points of view?
Point of view-perspective in which a story is told.
1st person-uses "I" or "we" throughout the entire story and is usually told in the perspective of the main character.
2nd person-uses "you" throughout the entire story to bring the reader into the shoes of the main character.
3rd Person-uses "he, she, him, her, they, etc" throughout the story. There is usually a narrator helping tell part of the story.
What are the sections called in Freytag's Pyramid?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
Explain the subtypes of Man Vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, & Man vs. Society.
Man vs. Man-the protagonist goes against another character, usually the antagonist.
Man vs. Nature-the character struggles against a force of nature. They are struggling to survive against wilderness in some way. (includes weather and wilderness)
Man vs. Society-the character is going against the social constructs/rules of the society they live in.
The lesson, message, or main idea of a story is called __________. It is the underlying message, or “big idea” in a story.
Theme
__________ is a rhetorical figure of speech that compares two things without the use of “like” or “as.” It asserts that one thing is the other, or is a substitute for the other thing. Ex. Your hair is a lion’s mane.
Metaphor
What is the difference between direct characterization and indirect characterization?
Direct characterization tells you straightforward about the personality of the character. Indirect characterization doesn't directly discuss the personality or other aspects of the character.
What is a protagonist? What is an antagonist?
Protagonist-main character of a story
Antagonist-the character that goes against the main character.
What is internal conflict?
When two or more characters engage in conversation it is called
Dialogue
___________ is an unreal exaggeration to emphasize the real situation. Ex. I told you to clean your room a billion times.
Hyperbole
To make a guess or assumption based on your prior knowledge and the knowledge you have gained.
Inference
What is the STEAL Method for characterization?
Speech, Thoughts, Effect on Others, Actions and Looks.
What is the subtype of Internal Conflict called?