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the series of events that make up a story.

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The part of the story that introduces characters and setting.

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noun. a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

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In the structure of a play the climax, or crisis, is the decisive moment, or turning point, at which the rising action of the play is reversed to falling action.

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In storytelling, falling action refers to the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.

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The resolution is the end of the story. It occurs after the CLIMAX.

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A setting is the time and place in which a story is told. All stories have settings—even this one.

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Protagonists and antagonists are both essential characters in a story, but they propel the plot in different and usually opposite ways: 1. The protagonist works toward the central story goals, while the antagonist works against the goals.

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In fiction, those problems are called conflict. More precisely, conflict means thwarted, endangered, or opposing desire. It's basically when a character wants something but something else gets in the way.

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An internal conflict is the struggle occurring within a character's mind. Things such as the character views for, but can't quite reach.

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It's the conflict of a person against their own mind: grappling with a difficult decision, trying to live in line with their morals, seeking the best path forward.

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This conflict will most often play out between a protagonist and his or her antagonist, although it can also appear between friends or acquaintances, as well.

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The man vs. society conflict denotes 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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"Man against nature" conflict is an external struggle positioning the character against an animal or a force of nature, such as a storm or tornado or snow.

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Man vs technology" is a type of conflict in fiction, of which The Terminator and The Matrix are popular examples

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the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

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One word can have a both a “denotation” and a “connotation”. These are called “figures of speech”. DENOTATION: 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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Tone is more than an author's attitude toward his/her audience and characters; it is the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature.

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In literature, mood is the atmosphere of the narrative. Mood is created by means of setting, attitude, and descriptions.

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a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

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be a warning or indication of (a future event).

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Foreshadowing | Definition & Examples of Foreshadowing

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parallelism, in rhetoric, component of literary style in both prose and poetry, in which coordinate ideas are arranged in phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that balance one element with another of equal importance and similar wording.

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What is Point of View? Point of view (POV) is what the character or narrator telling the story can see (his or her perspective).

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The telling of a story in the grammatical first person, i.e. from the perspective of an "I," for example Moby Dick, including its famous opening: "Call me Ishmael." This form of narration is more difficult to achieve in film; however, voice-over narration can create the same structure.

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Second-person narration is 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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In third-person objective narration, the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters.

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Definition: Third-Person Limited Narration. THIRD-PERSON LIMITED NARRATION OR LIMITED OMNISCIENCE : Focussing a third-person narration through the eyes of a single character.

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The third-person omniscient point of view is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.

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A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things using the words “like” or “as.”

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Metaphor example: “That man is a snake.”

Extended metaphor example: “You're a snake! Everything you hiss out of your mouth is a lie. You frighten children, and you have no spine.”

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What Is Personification in Writing? Personification is a literary device that uses the non-literal use of language to convey concepts in a relatable way.

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Hyperbole is a rhetorical and literary technique where an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.

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

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oxymoron, a word or group of words that is self-contradicting, as in bittersweet or plastic glass. Oxymorons are similar to such other devices as paradox and antithesis and are often used in poetry and other literature.

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Euphemism refers to figurative language designed to replace phrasing that would otherwise be considered harsh, impolite, or unpleasant.

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allusion, in literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.

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Oregon State University - School of Writing, Literature and Film

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

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Assonance, or “vowel rhyme,” is the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.

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Oregon State University - School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What are Assonance and Consonance?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect.

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Poetic Devices: Alliteration - Examples & Meaning

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A cliché (klee-SHAY) is a scenario or expression that is used excessively, to the point that it is considered unoriginal.

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VocabularyHelp - Learn English Words With Meaning

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Learn English Words - Cliche (Vocabulary Video)

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Idioms are figurative phrases comprised of two or more words. Colloquialisms, however, can be figurative or literal, one word or many.

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Idioms | Award Winning Teaching Video | What Is An Idiom? | Figurative Language

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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 is a Pun? Definition with Examples | Figures of Speech

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Irony is a figure of speech in which there is a contradiction of expectation between what is said and what is really meant. It is characterized by an incongruity, a contrast, between reality and appearance.

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Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Imagery, and Irony | Figurative Language Lesson

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Verbal irony is a figure of speech. The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.

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Situational irony is the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected. Some everyday examples of situational irony are a fire station burning down, or someone posting on Twitter that social media is a waste of time.

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dramatic irony, a literary device by which the audience's or reader's understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.

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Characterization is a name for the methods a writer uses to reveal a character's values, feelings, goals, etc. to readers. When revealing a character's traits, a writer can do so using direct characterization or indirect characterization.

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The writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like. Direct characterization tells the reader or viewer.

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Indirect characterization is a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly. Instead of describing a character in a straightforward way, the author shows their traits through that character's actions, speech, thoughts, appearance, and how other characters react to them.

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A static character is a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline. Their environment may change, but they retain the same personality and outlook as they had at the beginning of the story

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(If we were talking computer talk, we'd say that inside this program that term is "reserved.") In talk about literature, the term "dynamic character" means simply a character who undergoes some important change in the course of 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. By contrast, round characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader.

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A round character refers to a character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personality. This character type seems lifelike to readers because they learn many details about them, such as their history, thoughts, emotions and personality traits.

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Rhetoric refers to the study and uses of written, spoken and visual language. It investigates how language is used to organize and maintain social groups, construct meanings and identities, coordinate behavior, mediate power, produce change, and create knowledge.

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Define ethos in literature: the definition of ethos in literature is an argument based on the ethics or credibility of the person making the argument; an appeal to ethics.

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Pathos, or the appeal to emotion, means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel. Authors make deliberate word choices, use meaningful language, and use examples and stories that evoke emotion.

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Logos, or the appeal to logic, means to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic. To use logos, the author makes clear, logical connections between ideas, and includes the use of facts and statistics. Using historical and literal analogies to make a logical argument is another strategy.