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the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

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Stages of the Plot Diagram: Vocabulary Terms and Definitions

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a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

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

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culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.

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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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setting, in literature, the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.

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The protagonist is frequently known as the hero of the story while the antagonist is the villain

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In fiction, those problems are called conflict. More precisely, conflict means thwarted, endangered, or opposing desire.

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Internal conflict, which takes place in a person's mind—for example, a struggle to. make a decision or overcome a feeling. Internal conflicts are character vs. self.

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man vs. man
man vs. society
man vs. nature
man vs. technology
Its where the character faces different things and has to deal with them.

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An important idea that is woven throughout a story.

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Rhetoric refers to the study and uses of written, spoken and visual language.

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What Is Rhetoric?: Study Hall Writing Composition #10: ASU + Crash Course

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Ethos appeals to the writer's character.

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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.

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Logos, or the appeal to logic, means to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic.

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In simplest terms, irony occurs in literature AND in life whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do.

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Irony Explained — 3 Types of Irony Every Storyteller Should Know (Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic)

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Verbal irony is a figure of speech.

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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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Situational irony is the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected.

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In creative writing, point of view is the eye through which you tell a story.

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In first-person narration, the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view.

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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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Third-person objective point of view has a neutral narrator that is not privy to characters' thoughts or feelings.

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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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Diction is word choice.

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syntax, the arrangement of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases, and the study of the formation of sentences and the relationship of their component parts.

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Connotation and Denotation are two principal methods of describing the meanings of. words.

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Tone is the attitude your writing employs.

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The mood is the feeling that the writer is trying to evoke in their readers—feelings like calm, anxiety, joy, or anger.

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In fiction, a flashback is a scene that takes place before a story begins.

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Foreshadowing is a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Parallelism refers to using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence.

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Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

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Direct characterization refers to the way a writer explicitly describes a character's traits in the narration of a novel or story

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Indirect characterization is a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly.

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What Is a Static Character? A static character is a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline.

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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.

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A round character refers to a character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personality.

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Let's use this example to understand what a simile is: A simile is a phrase that uses a comparison to describe

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A metaphor is a literary device that figuratively compares and equates two things that are not alike. An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.

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With personification, you emphasize a non-human's characteristics by describing them with human attributes

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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 the idea that things represent other things.

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings

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English with Alex · engVid English Classes

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What is an oxymoron? Definition and 20 funny examples!

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A euphemism is a word or phrase that softens an uncomfortable topic.

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Allusions are generally regarded as brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature.

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OSU 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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What is Assonance? || Literary Device Lectures

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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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Oregon State University - School of Writing, Literature and Film

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

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A cliché is an expression that was once innovative but has lost its novelty due to overuse.

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An idiom is a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase's literal meaning

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19 Useful Most Common Idioms That Native Speakers Use (with examples)

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A pun is a humorous use of words with multiple meanings or words that sound similar but have different meanings

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