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A plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

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The exposition of a story is the first paragraph or paragraphs in which the characters, setting (time and place), and basic information is introduced.

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Rising action in a plot is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative.

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Climax is the highest point of tension or drama in a narratives’ plot.

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The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

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In on a secret? That's dramatic irony - Christopher Warner

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Irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

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Irony refers to an instance in which one thing appears to be true, but is actually the opposite.

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dramatic irony is an integral element of storytelling. The power a writer or director can yield with a firm grasp of dramatic irony is huge.

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Rhetoric is a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form.

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What does RHETORIC mean? What is the meaning of rhetoric? English word definition.

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In rhetoric, ethos represents credibility, or an ethical appeal, which involves persuasion by the character involved.

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pathos is a literary device that is designed to inspire emotions from readers.

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Logos means “logic.” Logos is a literary device that can be described as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic.

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The falling action in a work of literature is the sequence of events that follow the climax and end in the resolution.

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In a work of literature, the resolution is the part of the story's plot where the main problem is resolved or worked out.

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Characterization is the description of a character’s physical traits (how a character looks), point of view, personality, private thoughts, and actions.

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Consists of the author telling the audience what a character is like.

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The author showing the audience what kind of person a character is through the character's thoughts, words, and deeds.

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One that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end.

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A character who undergoes some important change in the course of the story.

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Two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.

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Characters as described by the course of their development in a work of literature.

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Time and place where story is being told.

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The protagonist is the character who drives the action--the character whose fate matters most

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The principal opponent or foil of the main character, who is referred to as the protagonist, in a drama or narrative.

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A literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces.

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Story Elements - Conflict - Literacy Short Clips

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

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What is Internal Conflict | Explained in 2 min

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Sets a character against something or someone beyond their control.

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Involves two characters struggling against each other.

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A story in which an individual (or a small group of individuals) chooses to or is forced to fight against their society or community.

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An external struggle positioning the character against an animal or a force of nature.

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Facing machines or technology (such as mechanical failure or robots) and must prevail against it.

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The central idea or ideas explored in the story.

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The careful selection of words to communicate a message or establish a particular voice or writing style.

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

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Connotation- is the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning.
Denotation- The literal definition of a word.

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Denotation and connotation literary devices, explained with examples.

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An individual way of speaking or writing especially when used to express an emotion.

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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 flashback interrupts that chronological sequence, the front line action or “present” line of the story, to show readers a scene that unfolded in the past.

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

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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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Parallelism: Explanation, Effects, Example | AP Lang Rhetorical Strategies

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A position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated.

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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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The most open and flexible POV available to writers.

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Direct comparison of two UNLIKE things using "like" or "as".

McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

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A version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.

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Giving a non human thing characteristics.

The leaves danced in the wind.

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EXTREME exaggeration

The skin on her face was as thin and drawn as tight as the skin of onion and her eyes were gray and sharp like the points of two picks.

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A literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.

The great Gatsby booking use the color green.