Literary Elements
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Literary Elements
Short Story Terms
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Plot
Series of events that make up a story.
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The Plot TriangleA tool to organize a story.
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The Plot Triangle
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#1 Exposition: The Intro
Background information that is shared at the beginning of the story.
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#2 Rising Action: The ProblemEvents that occur leading up to the highest point of tension in the story.
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#3 Climax: The Turning Point The highest point of tension in the story.
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#4 Falling Action: Solving!The conflict is in process of being solved or dealt with; the events leading to the ending.
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#5 Resolution: THE ENDThe conclusion; the part of the story when everything is wrapped up.
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The Plot Triangle
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Protagonist: The Main GuyThe person the story revolves around.
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Protagonist
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Antagonist: The OpponentThe one in conflict with the protagonist.
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Antagonist
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Point of View
The point from which the writer is telling the story.
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1st Person POV
One character is telling the story from their point of view; using “I” and “me”; we get to know the character’s thoughts and feelings well.
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3rd Person Limited POV
The narrator, who plays no part in the story, but zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of just one character in the story.
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Omniscient Narrator The “all-knowing” narrator; the person telling the story knows everything there is to know about the characters and their problems.
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Irony
Contrast between expectation and what actually happens.
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Dramatic Irony
When the reader knows something important that the character does not.
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Situational Irony
Contrast between what we expect to happen and what really happens.
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Verbal Irony
When you say one thing, but mean another; sarcasm.
I love waking up early on Monday mornings. #stuffno1says
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Symbol
Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.
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Symbols
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Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces.
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Internal Conflict
A struggle that occurs within the character. This often has to do with morals.
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External ConflictA struggle that occurs between the character and some outside source. This source may be another character, nature, or some element of society, such as political views.
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Inference
A conclusion using prior knowledge and personal connections.
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Characterization
Details used to describe the character’s personality and appearance.
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Figurative LanguageExpressions that emphasize
imaginative language.METAPHOR
SIMILEPERSONIFICATION
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MetaphorComparison between two
unlike things.Example:
sea of griefgreen with envy
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SimileComparison between two
unlike things using like or as.Example:
hungry as a horsebright like a flashlight
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Personification
Giving human qualities to something that is not
human.
Example
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ImageryUsing language that
appeals to the senses.VISUAL
AURAL
OLFACTORY
TACTILE
GUSTATORY
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Tone
Speaker’s attitude!
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Mood
Emotional effect that the text creates for the
audience.
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Suspensea state or feeling of excited
or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
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OnomatopoeiaWord that imitates sound.
BUZZ…
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BOOM!