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Page 1: Literary Elements Short Story Terms. Plot Series of events that make up a story

Literary Elements

Short Story Terms

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Plot

Series of events that make up a story.

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The Plot Triangle

A tool to organize a story.

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The Plot Triangle

#1

#2

#4

#5

#3

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#1 Exposition: The Intro

Background information that is shared at the beginning of the story.

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#2 Rising Action: The Problem

Events that occur leading up to the highest point of tension in the story.

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#3 Climax: The Turning Point

The highest point of tension in the story.

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#4 Falling Action: Solving!

The conflict is in process of being solved or dealt with; the events leading to the ending.

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#5 Resolution: THE END

The conclusion; the part of the story when everything is wrapped up.

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The Plot Triangle

Expositio

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RisingAction

Climax

FallingAction

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Protagonist: The Main Guy

The person the story revolves around.

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Protagonist

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Antagonist: The Opponent

The one in conflict with the protagonist.

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Antagonist

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Point of View

The point from which the writer is telling the story.

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1st Person POV

One character is telling the story from their point of view; using “I” and “me”; we get to know the character’s thoughts and feelings well.

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3rd Person Limited POV

The narrator, who plays no part in the story, but zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of just one character in the story.

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Omniscient Narrator

The “all-knowing” narrator; the person telling the story knows everything there is to know about the characters and their problems.

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Irony

Contrast between expectation and what actually happens.

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Dramatic Irony

When the reader knows something important that the character does not.

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Situational Irony

Contrast between what we expect to happen and what really happens.

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Verbal Irony

When you say one thing, but mean another; sarcasm.

I love waking up early on Monday mornings. #stuffno1says

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Symbol

Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.

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Symbols

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Conflict

A struggle between opposing forces.

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Internal Conflict

A struggle that occurs within the character. This often has to do with morals.

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External Conflict

A struggle that occurs between the character and some outside source. This source may be another character, nature, or some element of society, such as political views.

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Inference

A conclusion using prior knowledge and personal connections.

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Characterization

Details used to describe the character’s personality and appearance.

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Figurative Language

Expressions that emphasize imaginative language.

METAPHOR

SIMILE

PERSONIFICATION

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Metaphor

Comparison between two unlike things.

Example:

sea of grief

green with envy

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Simile

Comparison between two unlike things using like or as.

Example:

hungry as a horse

bright like a flashlight

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Personification

Giving human qualities to something that is not

human.

Example

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Imagery

Using language that appeals to the senses.

VISUAL

AURAL

OLFACTORY

TACTILE

GUSTATORY

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Tone

Speaker’s attitude!

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Mood

Emotional effect that the text creates for the

audience.

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Suspense

a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen

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Onomatopoeia

Word that imitates sound.

BUZZ…

.

BOOM!