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LITERARY
ELEMENT
& THEIR
DEFIN
ITIO
NS
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Short Story
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a brief work of fiction which presents a sequence of events or plot
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Fiction
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literary work based on the imagination, not fact
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Protagonist
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the main character in a literary work
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Antagonist
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a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist
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Suspense
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a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work
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Irony
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a contradiction between what happens and what is expected
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Motive/ Motivation
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the reason that explains or partially explains a character's thoughts, feelings, action, or speech
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Character
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a person or animal that takes part in a narrative (story)
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Mood
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the overall feeling that a literary work or passage creates for the reader
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CharacterTraits
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the qualities, attitude, and values that a character has or displays
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Word Choice/Diction
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an important factor in creating the tone or mood of a literary work
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Characterization
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The method an author uses to acquaint the reader with his or her characters through•Appearance and personality• Speech and behavior• Thoughts and feelings• Opinions of others
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Exposition
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Mr. Green: the banker Mrs. Scarlet: the loan officerWhere: in the Living RoomWhen: at midnightWhat: fight with the candlestick
the introduction, the part of the work that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation
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Inciting Incident/
Initiating Event
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the event at the beginning of the story that causes another event to occur. The first event introduces the central conflict.
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Plot
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the sequence of events in a narrative (story)
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Setting
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the time and place and under what circumstances the story is taking place
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Conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces; can be internal or external
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Rising Action
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the events that increase the interest or suspense, building to the climax
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Point of View
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the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told
1st person, narrator is a character in the story
3rd person , an outsider can only report what he sees or hears
3rd person, omniscient, an outsider who can enter the mind/s of one or more characters
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Dialogue
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a conversation between characters.
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Tone
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the author’s attitude toward the audience and subject
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Climax
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the high point of interest or suspense in a story; also called the turning point
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Falling Action
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the events of a narrative following the climax
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Resolution
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the outcome of the conflict in a plot
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Theme
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central message, concern, or purpose, the underlying meaning of a literary work; a general truth about life or mankind
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Subplot
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a story in a novel or film that is separate from the main story and is not as important as the main story
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Foreshadowing
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an author’s use of hints or clues to hint at what might happen later in the story
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Inference
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R E A D I N Ga conclusion drawn by the reader from “reading between the lines” by using prior knowledge and text
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Flashback
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a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past
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Allusion
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a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
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ParallelEpisode
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certain elements of the plot are repeated
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Imagery
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an author uses words and phrases to create mental images for the reader
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