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the story line or order of events in a book, play, or movie

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a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

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which comes right after the opening of a story, otherwise known as the exposition.

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the most intense, exciting, or important point of something

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the most intense, exciting, or important point of something

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The resolution is the end of the story.

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A setting is the time and place in which a story is told.

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A setting is the time and place in which a story is told.

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a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

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when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs.

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sets a character against something or someone beyond their control.

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the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

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choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.

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the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence.

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The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary. CONNOTATION: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal.

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This video explains the difference between connotation and denotation. It is intended for use as direct instruction for a flipped classroom or as a supplemental material for remediation. It is aligned to the VASOL ELA7.4d: Identify Connotations. This is part of a larger lesson.

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the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature.

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The author's tone in writing (3/3)  | Interpreting Series

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a feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story.

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a scene that takes place before a story begins.

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a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.

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WHAT IS FORESHADOWING IN LITERATURE | 3-Minute Fiction Fixit

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a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction.

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the vantage point from which a story is presented.

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is Point of View?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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The telling of a story in the grammatical first person, i.e. from the perspective of an "I,"

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a little-used technique of narrative in which the action is driven by a character ascribed to the reader, one known as you.

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the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters.

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a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented only externally.

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This is a common form of third-person narration in which the teller of the tale, who often appears to speak with the voice of the author himself, assumes an omniscient

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direct comparison of two UNLIKE things using like or as.
she is as fast as a cheatah.

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A direct comparison between unlike thngs without using like or as./a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.
she's the giggle a a funeral.
Hope is the thing with feathers that peaches in the soul.

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giving a non human thing human characteristics.
The leaves danced in the wind.

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extreme exaggeration
it's a slow burg i spent a couple of weeks there one day.

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a literal device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations.
the stars on the flag represent the 13 colonies.

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ).
“Small crowd” “Old news” “Open secret” “Living dead”

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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

“Passed away” instead of “died”

“Let go” instead of “fired”

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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel."

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Assonance is the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words
(as in "fish and chips" and "bad man").

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What is assonance? 🤔 | Assonance in English | Learn with examples

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Alliteration is the repetition of an initial consonant sound in words that are in close proximity to each other.
By “close proximity,” we mean words that can be—but don't have to be—consecutive.

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Poetic Devices: Alliteration - Examples & Meaning

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a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

All that glitters isn't gold.

Don't get your knickers in a twist.

All for one, and one for all.

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is a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase's literal meaning.
“under the weather,”

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Idioms for Kids | What Is an Idiom, and What Do They Mean?

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a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

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What are puns? 🤔 | Puns in English | Learn with examples

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whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do.

Telling a quiet group, “don't speak all at once”

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is Irony?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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if person A touches person B's hair, person A may say “I love when you do that.

sarcasm (saying “Oh, fantastic!” when the situation is actually very bad)

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the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected.
A fire station burns down

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If you're watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die

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a description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.
“Bill was short and fat, and his bald spot was widening with every passing year.”

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when an author describes a character in a straightforward manner, as if telling the reader directly.
“Bill was short and fat, and his bald spot was widening with every passing year.”

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Indirect characterization is a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly
“John snapped at the man without warning,”

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A static character is a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline.
A soldier who goes off to war is irrevocably changed as a result of his experiences, but his wife back home remains static throughout the story.

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A dynamic character is one who learns a lesson or changes as a person (either for better or for worse).
In literature, a dynamic character is one that undergoes an inner change within the story,

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Flat characters are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.
Crabbe and Goyle are both examples of a flat character.

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round characters, characters as described by the course of their development in a work of literature.
Walter White in Breaking Bad is both a round and dynamic character.