Literary Elements
What is the definition of plot?
Plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.
What is foreshadow?
Foreshadow is the use of hints or clues an author gives which suggest events that may occur later in the plot.
What does "STEAL" stand for?
Speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks
True or false: A complete sentence needs only a subject and a simple verb.
False. A complete sentence needs a subject and a verb predicate (a verb plus its predicate).
What is the definition of setting?
Setting is the location and time that a story takes place. It can include elements such as weather and social/cultural surroundings.
What is a definition of symbolism?
Symbolism is a person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself.
Symbolism is often an ordinary thing to which we’ve attached extraordinary meaning and significance.
Direct and indirect are the two types of what?
Characterization technique
Verb = "lit"
Setting is a primary influence on what other literary element?
Mood
What is a simile?
A simile is figurative language comparing two unlike things by using the word "like" or "as."
What are the two types of character complexity?
Flat (minor or simple character) and round (complex or multi-faceted character)
What are the two other synonymous terms for "predicate?"
True or False: Dogs, cats, and turkeys are all theme topics.
False. Theme topics must be abstract nouns (love, war, peace, fear). Dogs, cats, and turkeys are all concrete nouns.
What is the definition of metaphor?
Metaphor is figurative language referring to one thing by mentioning another. Does not use the words "like" or "as" to bridge the comparison between the two. The comparison is not literally applicable.
What are the two types of character development?
Static (does not change) and dynamic (undergoes change)
What does a predicate do?
A predicate is an extension of the verb by adding necessary detail to complete the idea.
What are the 7 stages of plot?
Exposition, initial conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, denouement.
List the 7 types of imagery.
Visual (sight), olfactory (smell), tactile (touch), auditory (sound), gustatory (taste), kinesthetic (movement), organic (emotion)
What is direct characterization?
Being informed explicitly about a character's looks or personality by what the character says about him or herself, what other characters say about him or her, or the narration may state it.
What is the verb predicate of this sentence: "She surfed on the turquoise tides.
Verb predicate = "surfed on the turquoise tides"