2. Elements of Fiction ~ Literary Terms Literary Terms & Devices

3. Setting  The where and when of a narrative physical psychological

4. Point of View (PoV) 2nd Person 3rd Person 1 st Person Objective (Camera View) Omniscient Limited Omniscient He, She, it you

5. Protagonist

6. Antagonist

7. Stereotype

8. Foil

9. Plot  The plan or storyline of a narrative (play, novel, short story, film, etc.)

10. Subplot  The minor or secondary plot of a narrative. It often runs parallel to the development of the main plot and often mirrors the main plot.

11. Exposition

12. Rising action Suspense

13. Climax  The turning point in a narrative. Point of highest emotion.

14. Anti-Climax  A weak or disappointing conclusion

15. Falling action Conflict begins to get resolved.

16. Denouement / resolution  The outcome or solution of the plot

17. Conflict Character vs. Character Fate, destiny, “god” Supernatural, unknown Nature Society Self

18. Theme Universal topic about life

19. Moral

20. Motif Reoccurring color, saying, song, topic, action, object, etc…

21. Tone

22. Mood

23. Symbol

24. Characterization  The development or creation of characters in a narrative  A dynamic character undergoes a fundamental change  * Whereas a static character remains the same 

25. Characterization  The development or creation of characters in a narrative  A dynamic character undergoes a fundamental change  * Whereas a static character remains the same 

26. Irony  Verbal  The twisting or foiling of expectations  Dramatic  Situational

27. Imagery Figurative Language

28. simile  Often uses like, as, similar to, as if, & resembles

29. Metaphor  Often uses is, was…

30. personification  anthropomorphism

31. hyperbole

32. Foreshadowing  An indication or hint of things yet to occur in the plot

33. Flashback

34. onomatopoeia

35. pun A bicycle can't stand alone Mercutio--"Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance." Romeo--"Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes / With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead…"(I iv 13- 5) because it is two-tired.

36. paradox

37. Oxymoron Oxy = sharpMoron = dull open secretlarger halfclearly confused act naturallyalone togetherHell's Angels found missingliquid gascivil engineer deafening silenceseriously funnyliving dead Microsoft Worksmilitary intelligencejumbo shrimp Advanced BASICtragic comedyunbiased opinion virtual realitydefinite maybeoriginal copies pretty uglysame differenceplastic glasses almost exactlyconstant variableeven odds minor crisisextinct lifegenuine imitation exact estimateonly choicefreezer burn working holidayrolling stop

38. Allusion "the city that never sleeps" draws upon the ready stock of ideas or emotion already associated with a topic in a relatively short space. “We’re not in Kansas any more.” “KOBE!”

39. Alliteration  "Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroo" in Dr. Seuss's The Butter Battle Book.  assonance

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