Literacy Elements by PENELOPE PICHARDO PICHARDO https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf en-us 2022-08-15 14:47:28 UTC 2026-02-22 03:06:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f414.png Plot: is what makes a story, Its about the events that happen in the story. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261297884 2022-08-15 14:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261297884 Exposition: The beginning of the story, where things start 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261301359 2022-08-15 15:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261301359 Rising action: when the conflict of the story starts 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261304385 2022-08-15 15:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261304385 Climax: The highest post of the crisis, most intense moment. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261305795 2022-08-15 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261305795 Falling action: when things start to slow down. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261306310 2022-08-15 15:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261306310 Resolution: When the problems get solved, reach the end 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261306899 2022-08-15 15:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261306899 Setting: where and when the story takes place 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261307474 2022-08-15 15:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261307474 Protagonist: Is the main character in the story Antagonist: Is the bad guy the person that causes conflict 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261309446 2022-08-15 15:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261309446 Conflict: a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261310526 2022-08-15 15:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261310526 Internal Conflict: the character struggling within them self's 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261311712 2022-08-15 15:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261311712 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261351103 2022-08-15 15:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261351103 Diction: the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261353153 2022-08-15 15:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261353153 Syntax: the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261353795 2022-08-15 16:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261353795 denotation: the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. Conotation: an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261356279 2022-08-15 16:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261356279 tone: the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261357353 2022-08-15 16:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261357353 Mood: literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261357725 2022-08-15 16:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261357725 Flashback: a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261358192 2022-08-15 16:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261358192 foreshadowing: be a warning or indication of (a future event). 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261358697 2022-08-15 16:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261358697 parallelism: the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261359566 2022-08-15 16:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261359566 Theme: an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261364034 2022-08-15 16:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2261364034 POV: the vantage point from which a story is presented. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288730821 2022-09-08 18:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288730821 First Person: the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288733960 2022-09-08 18:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288733960 Second Person: a little-used technique of narrative in which the action is driven by a character ascribed to the reader, one known as you 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288735305 2022-09-08 18:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288735305 Third Person Objective: the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288736593 2022-09-08 18:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288736593 Third Person Limited: a narrative viewpoint where the story is told from the close perspective of one character. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288738785 2022-09-08 18:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288738785 Third Person Omniscient: the most open and flexible POV available to writers. As the name implies, an omniscient narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288739283 2022-09-08 18:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288739283 Simile: a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288747909 2022-09-08 19:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288747909 Metaphor: a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288749327 2022-09-08 19:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288749327 Extended Metaphor: a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288758042 2022-09-08 19:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288758042 Personification: a poetic literary device in which non-living things are given human traits. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288761198 2022-09-08 19:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288761198 Hyperbole: a figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288763345 2022-09-08 19:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288763345 Symbolism: a literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288764256 2022-09-08 19:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288764256 Euphemism: an appropriate expression used in the place of a phrase or words that may be found inappropriate or offensive. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288765891 2022-09-08 19:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288765891 Allusion: a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288767411 2022-09-08 19:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288767411 Oxymoron: a rhetorical term that describes words or phrases that, when placed together, create paradoxes or contradictions 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288769851 2022-09-08 19:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288769851 Assonance: which the repetition of similar vowel sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to each other 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288772637 2022-09-08 19:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288772637 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 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288774004 2022-09-08 19:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288774004 Cliché: a scenario or expression that is used excessively, to the point that it is considered unoriginal 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288775576 2022-09-08 19:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288775576 Idioms: a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase's literal meaning. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288776886 2022-09-08 19:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288776886 Pun: a play on words, centering on a word with more than one meaning or words that sound alike. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288778063 2022-09-08 19:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2288778063 the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289532455 2022-09-09 11:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289532455 verbal irony: 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. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289533397 2022-09-09 11:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289533397 Situational irony: Situational irony involves a striking reversal of what is expected or intended: a person sidesteps a pothole to avoid injury and in doing so steps into another pothole and injures themselves. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289534025 2022-09-09 11:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289534025 Dramatic irony: 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. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289535672 2022-09-09 11:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289535672 the act of characterizing especially : the artistic representation (as in fiction or drama) of human character or motives the author's characterization of the boy as someone who wanted to be accepted by others. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289536588 2022-09-09 11:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289536588 Direct Character: 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. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289537569 2022-09-09 11:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289537569 indirect character: Indirect characterization, on the other hand, consists of the author showing the audience what kind of person a character is through the character's thoughts, words, and deeds. This requires the audience to make inferences about why a character would say or do those things. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289538356 2022-09-09 11:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289538356 Static character: a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289539068 2022-09-09 11:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289539068 Dynamic Character: a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude: Ebeneezer Scrooge is a dynamic character. Compare static character. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289539816 2022-09-09 11:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289539816 flat character: A flat character is a character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality. They also don't undergo any kind of change to make them more well-rounded. In other words, they're the opposite of a "round character," who has a fully fleshed out profile and changes throughout the story. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289540443 2022-09-09 11:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289540443 Round character: round characters, characters as described by the course of their development in a work of literature. 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 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289540970 2022-09-09 11:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289540970 Rhetoric:language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289957571 2022-09-09 16:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289957571 Ethos: the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289959242 2022-09-09 16:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289959242 Pathos: 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. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289959968 2022-09-09 16:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289959968 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. 044597 https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289961868 2022-09-09 16:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/044597/4r5qzpfkjqiejuxf/wish/2289961868