1. Literary Terms English I

2. Genre A form or type of literary work. A form or type of literary work. –Short story –Novel –Lyric –Narrative –Non-fiction –Autobiography –Biography

3. Point of View Point of View is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told. It is the relationship of the narrator to the story. Point of View is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told. It is the relationship of the narrator to the story. First-person: told by a character who uses the first-person pronoun “I”. First-person: told by a character who uses the first-person pronoun “I”.

4. Third-person limited point of view: the point of view where the narrator uses third-person pronouns such as “he” and “she” to refer to the characters. Third-person limited point of view: the point of view where the narrator uses third-person pronouns such as “he” and “she” to refer to the characters. Third-person omniscient point of view: the person telling the story knows everything there is to know about the characters and their problems. God over the story. Third-person omniscient point of view: the person telling the story knows everything there is to know about the characters and their problems. God over the story. Point of View

5. Protagonist The Protagonist is the main character in a literary work. The Protagonist is the main character in a literary work. Can you name some famous Protagonists that are found in literature and/or movies? Can you name some famous Protagonists that are found in literature and/or movies?

6. Antagonist The Antagonist is a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist. The Antagonist is a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist.

7. Do you know your Antagonists??? Think of some Antagonists that you can recall from movies, television shows, and video games Think of some Antagonists that you can recall from movies, television shows, and video games Remember the Antagonist is in conflict with the Protagonist or, main character! Remember the Antagonist is in conflict with the Protagonist or, main character! Helpful hint – you should now know why people use the saying “Don’t antagonize me!” Helpful hint – you should now know why people use the saying “Don’t antagonize me!”

8. Static Character A character that does not change much throughout a story. A character that does not change much throughout a story.

9. Dynamic Character A character that changes as a result of the story’s events. A character that changes as a result of the story’s events.

10. Round Character A character that has many different character traits (like a real person). A character that has many different character traits (like a real person).

11. Flat Character A character that has only one or two traits. A character that has only one or two traits.

12. Conflict Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces in a story or play. There are two types of conflict that exist in literature. Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces in a story or play. There are two types of conflict that exist in literature.

13. Internal Conflict Internal conflict exists within the mind of a character who is torn between different courses of action. Internal conflict exists within the mind of a character who is torn between different courses of action. Man vs. Himself Man vs. Himself

14. External Conflict External conflict exists when a character struggles against some outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate. External conflict exists when a character struggles against some outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate. Man vs. Man Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Nature

15. Plot Plot is the sequence of events. Plot is the sequence of events. In most novels, dramas, short stories, and narrative poems, the plot involves both characters and a central conflict. In most novels, dramas, short stories, and narrative poems, the plot involves both characters and a central conflict. The plot usually begins with an exposition that introduces the setting, the characters, and the basic situation. The conflict then increases until it reaches a high point of interest or suspense, the climax. The climax is followed by the falling action, or end, of the central conflict. Any events that occur during the falling action make up the resolution. The plot usually begins with an exposition that introduces the setting, the characters, and the basic situation. The conflict then increases until it reaches a high point of interest or suspense, the climax. The climax is followed by the falling action, or end, of the central conflict. Any events that occur during the falling action make up the resolution.

16. PLOTLINE Exposition Resolution Rising Action Climax Falling Action Conflict Introduced

17. Exposition The Exposition is the introduction. It is the part of the work that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.

18. Rising Action Rising Action is the part of the plot that begins to occur as soon as the conflict is introduced. The rising action adds complications to the conflict and increases reader interest.

19. Climax The Climax is the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a narrative. The climax typically comes at the turning point in a story or drama.

20. Falling Action Falling Action is the action that typically follows the climax and reveals its results.

21. Resolution The Resolution is the part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict.

22. Setting The setting of a literary work is the time and place of the action. The setting includes all the details of a place and time – the year, the time of day, even the weather. The place may be a specific country, state, region, community, neighborhood, building, institution, or home. In most stories, the setting serves as a backdrop – a context in which the characters interact. The setting of a story often helps to create a particular mood, or feeling.

23. Tone Tone is a reflection of a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work and the audience. Tone is a reflection of a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work and the audience. Tone may be communicated through words and details that express particular emotions and that evoke and emotional response from the reader. Tone may be communicated through words and details that express particular emotions and that evoke and emotional response from the reader. For example, word choice or phrasing may seem to convey respect, anger, lightheartedness, or sarcasm. For example, word choice or phrasing may seem to convey respect, anger, lightheartedness, or sarcasm.

24. MOOD Mood, or atmosphere, is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage. Writer’s use many devices to create mood, including images, dialogue, setting, and plot. Often, a writer creates a mood at the beginning of a work and then sustains the mood throughout. Sometimes, however, the mood of the work changes dramatically. Mood, or atmosphere, is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage. Writer’s use many devices to create mood, including images, dialogue, setting, and plot. Often, a writer creates a mood at the beginning of a work and then sustains the mood throughout. Sometimes, however, the mood of the work changes dramatically.

25. Theme The theme of a literary work is its main idea, concern, or purpose. The theme of a literary work is its main idea, concern, or purpose. A theme can usually be expressed as a generalization, or general statement, about people or life. A theme can usually be expressed as a generalization, or general statement, about people or life. The theme may be stated directly by the writer although it is more often presented indirectly. The theme may be stated directly by the writer although it is more often presented indirectly. When the theme is stated indirectly, the reader must figure out the theme by looking carefully at what the work reveals about the people or about life. When the theme is stated indirectly, the reader must figure out the theme by looking carefully at what the work reveals about the people or about life.

26. Foreshadowing Foreshadowing is the author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story. Writers use foreshadowing to build their readers’ expectations and to create suspense. This is used to help readers prepare for what is to come.

27. Can you think of an element of foreshadowing?

28. Flashback A flashback is a literary device in which an earlier episode, conversation, or event is inserted into the sequence of events. Often flashbacks are presented as a memory of the narrator or of another character.

29. The movie Titanic is told almost entirely in a flashback. What are some other films that contain flashback to help tell stories? Holes Willy Wonka Think of some more… Flashback continued…

30. Allusion A brief reference to a person, event, place, work of art, etc. A brief reference to a person, event, place, work of art, etc.

31. Irony The contrast between what appears to be and what really is. The contrast between what appears to be and what really is.

32. Dramatic Irony Events or facts are not known to a character but are known to another character and the audience or reader. Events or facts are not known to a character but are known to another character and the audience or reader.

33. Situational Irony An occurrence that is contrary to what is expected or intended. An occurrence that is contrary to what is expected or intended.

34. Verbal Irony The intended meaning of a statement or work is different from what the statement or work literally says. The intended meaning of a statement or work is different from what the statement or work literally says.