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Creating meaning
literary characters
Plot
Literary symbols
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 What are the two levels of creating meaning?

There are two levels of creating meaning: literal and figurative.

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What is a protagonist of a story

main character

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What is the meaning of plot?

Plot is the sequence of connected events that make up a narrative in a novel. (character in action)

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What are literary symbols?

Any object, person, place, etc. that has a special meaning in a work and may mean more than what it stands for


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What is the definition of Connotation?

Connotation – emotionally colored definition of a word or associated meaning of a word. Can be positive, negative, or neutral.

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What is the antagonist?

A person in conflict with the protagonist


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Name 3 elements in a plot:

Exposition, climax, rising action, falling action, resolution.

200

What can be symbolic?

Pretty much anything that has to do with a setting:

Geography, landscape, climate, weather

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What acts as a shortcut and helps us communicate emotions and attitudes?

Tone 

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What is foil relating to literature?

foil, in literature, is any character who makes the traits of another stand out in sharp contrast.  

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Wish + obstacle are two things that makeup what in the plot?

Conflict 

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What is the purpose of a literary symbol?

Writers use symbolism to explain an idea or concept to their readers in a poetic manner without saying it outright. To make the story more complex.



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What is Tone?

The narrator’s attitude to what is being told. E.g. sad, hopeful, dark, caring, judgmental, etc.


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What is a main character?

The central character of the story, the one that the reader follows through the story or account. The main character is usually involved in the problems of the tale, the climax, and its resolution.



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What are 3 types of conflict in a plot?

man vs man, man vs society, man vs self

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Name one common symbol often used in literature:
  • A heart = love, life and vitality.
  • A black cat = superstition and deviousness.
  • A snake = evilness and trickery.
  • A clock = the passage of time, or time being lost.
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why is connotation so important for us as readers?

Connotation helps us distinguish the tone of the narrator the one who tells the story.

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External (physical appearance, actions, speech) and 

Internal (thoughts and feelings, actions, speech) are called  what?

Characterization

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What is the resolution?

Resolution = new status quo (the way things are/existing condition)  character discovers what is really important to him or her meaning

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Are symbols figurative or metaphorical or literal 





Symbolism in literature is a tool of figurative language where an image, object or idea is used to stand in for another.