literary terms slide show

7/30/2019 Literary Terms Slide Show

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Presented by

Mrs. Marcus and Miss Dare


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mood or feeling in

a work of

literature

ATMOSPHERE

This storyis very

scary!


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RISING ACTION

another term for complications


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a persons reasons fordoing something or for

feeling a certain way

MOTIVATION

I WANT TO GET IN SHAPE!


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a character who

undergoes change as a

result of the storysaction

DYNAMIC

CHARACTER

I used to be a duck, but

look at me now.


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a character who

remains the samethroughout the story

STATIC CHARACTER


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the main character,

usually the one who

sets the action in

motion

PROTAGONIST

Im the star

of this

show!


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the use of clues

that hint at what isgoing to happen

later in a story

FORESHADOWING


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EXTERNAL CONFLICT

struggle between a

character and some

outside force


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comes at the end of the

story and reveals the

characters finalsituation

RESOLUTION

They lived happily ever after.


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the highest point of

action in a story

CLIMAX


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a character struggles

mentally to resolve

opposing needs, desires,

or emotions

INTERNAL

CONFLICT


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character or force thatcomes into conflict with

the protagonist

ANTAGONIST

This town aint big enough for the

both of us!

Back to the

drawing

board!


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the time and place of a

story

SETTING


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series of related

events that make upa story or drama

PLOT


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FLAT CHARACTER

characters that have only

one or two personality

traits that can be summed

up in a single phrase

I am a silly

clown.


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SOLILOQUY

a long speech in which a character

who is alone on stage expresses

private thoughts or feelings

To be or not to

be.


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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

a true story someone writes about

himself

The Life Story of Bob

by Bob


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FLASHBACK

scene in a movie or story

that interrupts the present

action of the plot to show

events that happened

earlier in time


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EXPOSITION

the first part of a story (also called

the basic situation) which

presents the main characters andtheir conflicts

Once upon a time

there was a littlegirl who loved to eat

strawberries on the

porch. . . .


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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

telling a story in the time order that

the events occurred


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an intelligent

guess based on

evidence in thestory and on what

you already know

INFERENCE

She seems to be having a bad

day.


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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

when the author

tells the readerdirectly what the

character is like

She is a good student.


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INDIRECT

CHARACTERIZATION

when the author tells the reader

what a character is like throughtheir appearance, dialogue,

thoughts, actions, and effects of

their actions on others

She tried to send letters, read

paperwork, balance books, and answer

the phone at the same time. Her brow

drooped with exhaustion, and her family

never saw her anymore. She was

beginning to think this deadline would

never end.


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Secondary Source

based off of other

sources and has been

retold, interpreted,

or summarized bythe writer


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Stock Character

a character who fits

preconceived notions; a

stereotypical character

He is an evil villain.


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Vignette

short, poetic,

descriptive, writing

about a specific

event

Instead of saying I was in my fourth

year of college, I had announced that I

was four years old!


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