Literary Elements Digital Notebook by MARIANA CHAIREZ https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec World Lit 2nd en-us 2022-08-16 12:00:34 UTC 2026-03-16 21:26:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/270d.png Plot 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262182993 A series of related event in a story or play, sometimes called the story line ]]> 2022-08-16 12:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262182993 Exposition 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262187406 The begining of a story . It is where the characters and story is introduced]]> 2022-08-16 12:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262187406 Diction 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262191326 A speaker's or writer's choice of words.]]> 2022-08-16 12:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262191326 Syntax 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262197607 The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language]]> 2022-08-16 12:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262197607 POV 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262211117 The vantage point from which the writer tells a story.]]> 2022-08-16 13:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262211117 First person 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262225489 First person is the I/we perspective]]> 2022-08-16 13:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2262225489 Second Person 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2264354905 In second person point of view the reader is part of the story. The narrator describes the reader's actions, thoughts, and background using "you.]]> 2022-08-18 13:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2264354905 Rising Action 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2267300736 Rising Action is when the story starts to pick up speed and tension begins to build.]]> 2022-08-22 11:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2267300736 Third Person Objective 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2267304350  the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters]]> 2022-08-22 11:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2267304350 Connotation/ Denotation 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2272647156 DENOTATION: The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary. CONNOTATION: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal.]]> 2022-08-26 12:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2272647156 Climax 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276106106 That point in a plot that creates thhe greatest intensity, suspense, or interest.]]> 2022-08-30 11:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276106106 Falling Action 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276109954 falling action refers to the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax]]> 2022-08-30 11:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276109954 Resolution 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276113593 The conclusion of a story , when all or most of the conflicts have been settled]]> 2022-08-30 11:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276113593 Setting 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276116661 The time and location in which a story takes place.]]> 2022-08-30 11:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276116661 Tone 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276119963 The attitude a writer takes towards the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience]]> 2022-08-30 11:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276119963 Mood 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276122573 The overall emotion created by a work of literature.]]> 2022-08-30 11:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2276122573 Protagonist and Antagonist 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277129942 A protagonist and antagonist are opposites
The protagonists are generally the good guys (even it means that sometimes they are antiheroes) while antagonists are generally the bad guys.]]> 2022-08-31 02:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277129942 Conflict 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277132811 a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one]]> 2022-08-31 02:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277132811 Internal Conflict 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277134994 Internal conflict is a struggle within a person's mind over a problem or question. That's why it's called internal.]]> 2022-08-31 02:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277134994 Flashback 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277137403 a flashback is a scene that takes place before a story begins. Flashbacks interrupt the chronological order of the main narrative to take a reader back in time to the past events in a character's]]> 2022-08-31 02:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277137403 Foreshadowing 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277144652 “Foreshadowing” is a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.]]> 2022-08-31 03:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277144652 Parallelism 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277148051 What is parallelism simple literature?
Parallelism is a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction. It can be a word, a phrase, or an entire sentence repeated. King's famous 'I have a dream' repetition makes the speech compelling and rhythmic, as well as memorable
]]> 2022-08-31 03:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277148051 External conflict 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277151502 External conflict refers to conflict between the main character and any external force, such as a villain, government, or nature]]> 2022-08-31 03:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277151502 Man vs Man 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277153144  Man vs. Man is commonly seen in literature and modern storytelling and is a type of external conflict]]> 2022-08-31 03:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277153144 Man vs Society 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277154115 Man vs. society is a type of conflict that is commonly used in fiction. 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]]> 2022-08-31 03:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277154115 Man vs Nature 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277156246 "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.]]> 2022-08-31 03:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277156246 Man vs Technology 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277157771  which is when a protagonist is facing machines or technology (such as mechanical failure or robots) and must prevail against it]]> 2022-08-31 03:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277157771 Theme 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277159837 the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work. The theme of a story can be conveyed using characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination of all of these elements.]]> 2022-08-31 03:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2277159837 Simile 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279139688 Comparision using like or as.
He runs as fast as a cheetah
I moved like lighting when I saw the moouse crawl across the room. ]]> 2022-09-01 11:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279139688 Metaphor and Extended Metaphor 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279141920 Comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.

An extened metaphor is a metaphor that continuses over several lines of text.

Metaphor- She is drowning in a sea of grief.

Extened metaphor- cause baby you're a firework
come on and show them youre worth make them go oh oh oh As you shoot across the sky.]]> 2022-09-01 11:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279141920 Personification 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279144570 Definition: giving non-human things human characteristics]]> 2022-09-01 11:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279144570 Hyperbole 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279145662 exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Examples- I have told you a million times to clean your room.]]> 2022-09-01 11:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279145662 Symbolism 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279165578 A symbol is a person , place, thing , or event that has meaning and stands for smoothing more tha itslef.
Symbolism is using symbols to represent qualities or ideas. 
The flag flew high in the sky. Flag strength, freedom
She wore a white wedding gown. White - peace, innocents, purity.]]> 2022-09-01 12:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2279165578 Oxymoron 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286252004 Combine two opposites or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Examples- Jumbo shrimp, Bitter sweet. Deafening silence.

]]> 2022-09-07 11:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286252004 Euphemism 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286297989 A mild or indirect word or exppression used for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant oor horrible. A way of making something not sound bad.
Example- Euphemism : " We're going to have to let you go" really saying: YOu are fired
Example: friendlt fire really means in the army they killed their own people.]]> 2022-09-07 12:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286297989 Allusion 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286306331 Making a reference to someone ot something that is known from history, literature, religion, sports , science, culture, ect

Examples: He is a real romeo.
He slapped lke Will.
He's got the midas touch.]]> 2022-09-07 12:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286306331 Assonance 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286309361 The repetitions of similar vowek sounds followed by different consonant sounds.
 Examples: The tide rises, the tide falls,
The fat cat sat on a mat.]]> 2022-09-07 12:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286309361 Aliterations 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286311422 The repetitons of the same or similar consonant sounds in words closes together.
Example: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.]]> 2022-09-07 12:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286311422 Cliche 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286318606 A word or pharse that is over used and has become lifeless.
Example: Pretty as a picture, sweet as pie, love is blind]]> 2022-09-07 12:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286318606 Idioms 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286320962 An expression that cannot be interprete dliterally.
Example: It's raining cats and dogs, I lost my head.]]> 2022-09-07 12:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286320962 Pun 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286326031 Play on words based on multiple meanings of a single words or words that souund alike or mean different things.
Examples : Puns ivolving animals are amooseing, The sign on the lawn at the drug rehab facility said " stay off the grass.]]> 2022-09-07 12:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2286326031 Irony 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2294118129  the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning. ]]> 2022-09-13 11:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2294118129 Verbal Irony 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2302811003  A statement in which the speaker's words are incongruous with the speaker's intent. The speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words]]> 2022-09-19 11:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2302811003 Situational Irony 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2306689874 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.]]> 2022-09-21 11:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2306689874 Dramatic Irony 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2306699524 Dramatic Irony occurs in everyday life when a situation is happening and yet the person within the situation is unaware of what is occurring.]]> 2022-09-21 12:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2306699524 Characterization 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2306709078 Characterization is a name for the methods a writer uses to reveal a character's values, feelings, goals, etc. to readers]]> 2022-09-21 12:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2306709078 Direct Characterization 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310345990 The writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like]]> 2022-09-23 11:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310345990 Indirect Characterization 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310349348 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.]]> 2022-09-23 11:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310349348 Static Character 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310351042 a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop.]]> 2022-09-23 11:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310351042 Dynamic Character 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310354817 A dynamic character is a type of character — usually the protagonist or hero — who undergoes major inner change over the course of a story. Usually, this transformation is shown through a development in their personality, behavior, perspective, or understanding of life]]> 2022-09-23 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310354817 Flat Character 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310359209 Flat characters are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work]]> 2022-09-23 11:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310359209 Round Character 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310361259 A round character describes any character whose depth and complexities are apparent throughout the story.]]> 2022-09-23 11:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310361259 Rhetoric 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310803828 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.]]> 2022-09-23 16:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310803828 Ethos 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310833478 the writers attempt to persuade by appealing to the reader's moral values. The writer presents their expertise, authority, trustworthiness, and commonality to persuade the reader to agree with an argument and take an action.]]> 2022-09-23 17:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310833478 Pathos 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310835465 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.]]> 2022-09-23 17:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310835465 Logos 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310837399  Logos is a rhetorical device that includes any content in an argument that is meant to appeal to logic]]> 2022-09-23 17:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2310837399 0338552 https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2373093490 2022-11-07 13:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/0338552/4pwudblxqjgw8qec/wish/2373093490