literary terms/vocabulary
DESCRIPTION
The series of events in a story Plot The series of events in a story Event #1 Event #3 Event #2 And so on…TRANSCRIPT
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Literary Terms/Vocabulary
“My Favorite Chaperone”
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PlotThe series of events in
a story
Event #1
Event #2Event
#3
And so on…
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Exposition(Introduction)
The beginning of the story where the setting,
background, and characters are introduced.
Exposition
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Rising ActionThe events that move the story forward and create
some kind of conflict.Ri
sing
Actio
n
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Conflict
Struggles or problems between opposing forces in the story
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ClimaxThe turning point in the
story where the conflict is at its peak.
Climax
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Falling ActionThe events that start to
wrap up the story.Falling Action
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ResolutionThe conflict is completely wrapped up and the story
ends.
Resolution
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PLOT DIAGRAM
Risin
g Ac
tion Falling Action
Resolution
Climax
Exposition
Conflict
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• What is the difference between falling action and resolution?
• What do we learn during the exposition?
• When is the conflict introduced in the story?
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Characterization
Characterization is the way an author develops the personality of a character.
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Direct characterization
tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”
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Indirect characterizationshows things that reveal the
personality of a character.
showing the character's appearance displaying the character's actionsrevealing the character's thoughts letting the character speakgetting the reactions of others
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Example: A character smiles shakily and says, “That’s all right,” while turning away to hide a tear.
What can we infer?
Readers sometimes must infer to gather indirect details about a character
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SummarizationRetelling the main points, events, or ideas, while leaving out the less important details
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dispatcherSomeone who sends out vehicles
according to a schedule
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scuffleA fight
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sponsorSomeone who supports someone else’s admission into a group
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stunTo shock someone
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whimperA soft cry