Literary terms Flashcards
(37 cards)
Antagonist
the opposing force/character the devolves the plot
Setting
the time and place where the story takes place
Define- Plot
What is the 4 items of Plot
what happens to the main character in the story.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Denouement
Exposition
The start of the story
Rising Action
The Conflict
Climax
the highest or most intense point in the story
Denouement
“the untying of the knot”
Define- Narration/Point of View
What are the 3 types of Naration
the stated manner of consideration
1st person, Third Limited, Third Omniscient
1st person
the grammatical person used by a speaker in statement referring to himself or herself or to a group including it.
Third limited
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t.
Third Omniscient
When the audience knows thoughts and feelings of the characters but the characters don’t.
Conflict (internal and external)
to come into collision or diasgreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash
Flat and Round Characters
Weak character, a well developed character
Direct Characterization
the process by which the personality of fiction character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets
Indirect Characterization
The process by which the personality of a fictional character is revealed to the care to speech, actions, appearance, etc.
Tone
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch strength, source, etc
Theme
A subject for discourse discussion, meditation, or composition; topic
Symbol
Something that is represented by something else
Allusion
Passing or casual reference; and incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
Dialect
How a person speaks in that way
Foreshadow
To show or indicate beforehand
irony
The use of words to convey a meeting that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
Dramtic
Something that the audience knows before the character in the movie knows
Verbal
to say aloud, of or relating to words
