Literary Elements by RICARDO MENDOZA https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p en-us 2022-08-16 17:24:59 UTC 2025-06-17 16:42:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Plot 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2262484825 the series of events that make up a story.]]> 2022-08-16 17:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2262484825 Exposition 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2262489700 The part of the story that introduces characters and setting.]]> 2022-08-16 17:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2262489700 Rising Action 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264635783 noun. a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.]]> 2022-08-18 17:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264635783 Climax 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264638278 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.]]> 2022-08-18 17:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264638278 Falling Action 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264641009  In storytelling, falling action refers to the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax. ]]> 2022-08-18 17:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264641009 Resolution 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264642805 The resolution is the end of the story. It occurs after the CLIMAX. ]]> 2022-08-18 17:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264642805 Setting 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264644277 A setting is the time and place in which a story is told. All stories have settings—even this one.


]]> 2022-08-18 17:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264644277 Protagonist And Antagonist 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264646730 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. ]]> 2022-08-18 17:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264646730 Conflict 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264649148 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. ]]> 2022-08-18 17:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264649148 Internal Conflict 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264650160 An internal conflict is the struggle occurring within a character's mind. Things such as the character views for, but can't quite reach. ]]> 2022-08-18 17:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2264650160 External Conflict 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272899675 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.]]> 2022-08-26 16:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272899675 man vs man 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272900897 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.]]> 2022-08-26 16:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272900897 man vs society 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272902729 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.]]> 2022-08-26 16:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272902729 man vs nature 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272903832 2022-08-26 16:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272903832 man vs technology 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272905505 Man vs technology" is a type of conflict in fiction, of which The Terminator and The Matrix are popular examples]]> 2022-08-26 16:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272905505 Dicition 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272908967 .
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
]]> 2022-08-26 17:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272908967 Syntax 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272911631 the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.]]> 2022-08-26 17:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272911631 Connotation/Denotation 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272912976 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.]]> 2022-08-26 17:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272912976 Tone 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272914959 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.]]> 2022-08-26 17:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272914959 Mood 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272915644 In literature, mood is the atmosphere of the narrative. Mood is created by means of setting, attitude, and descriptions.]]> 2022-08-26 17:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272915644 Flashback 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272918528 .
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
]]> 2022-08-26 17:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272918528 Foreshadowing 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272919970 be a warning or indication of (a future event).]]> 2022-08-26 17:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272919970 Parallelism 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272921164 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.]]> 2022-08-26 17:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2272921164 POV 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295384485 What is Point of View? Point of view (POV) is what the character or narrator telling the story can see (his or her perspective).]]> 2022-09-14 01:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295384485 First Person 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295387215  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.]]> 2022-09-14 01:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295387215 Second Person 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295390444 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. ]]> 2022-09-14 01:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295390444 Third person objective 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295392534 In third-person objective narration, the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters.]]> 2022-09-14 01:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295392534 Third person limited 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295394135 Definition: Third-Person Limited Narration. THIRD-PERSON LIMITED NARRATION OR LIMITED OMNISCIENCE : Focussing a third-person narration through the eyes of a single character.]]> 2022-09-14 01:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295394135 Third person omniscient 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295395865 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.]]> 2022-09-14 01:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2295395865 Similie 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296452565 A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things using the words “like” or “as.” ]]> 2022-09-14 14:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296452565 Metaphor and Extended metaphor 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296455274
  • 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.”

    • ]]>     2022-09-14 14:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296455274     Personification 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296456635 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.]]> 2022-09-14 14:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296456635 Hyperbole 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296457697 Hyperbole is a rhetorical and literary technique where an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.]]> 2022-09-14 14:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296457697 Symbolism 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296461323 Symbolism is a literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning. ]]> 2022-09-14 14:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296461323 Oxymoron 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296463721 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.]]> 2022-09-14 14:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296463721 Euphemism 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296466207 Euphemism refers to figurative language designed to replace phrasing that would otherwise be considered harsh, impolite, or unpleasant. ]]> 2022-09-14 14:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296466207 Allusion 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296497056 allusion, in literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. ]]> 2022-09-14 14:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2296497056 Assonance 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298281657 Assonance, or “vowel rhyme,” is the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.]]> 2022-09-15 13:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298281657 Alliteration 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298284990 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.]]> 2022-09-15 13:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298284990 Cliché 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298288936 A cliché (klee-SHAY) is a scenario or expression that is used excessively, to the point that it is considered unoriginal.]]> 2022-09-15 13:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298288936 Idioms 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298291048 Idioms are figurative phrases comprised of two or more words. Colloquialisms, however, can be figurative or literal, one word or many.]]> 2022-09-15 13:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298291048 Pun 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298293141 a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.]]> 2022-09-15 13:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2298293141 Irony 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313772904 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313772904 Verbal Irony 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313775371 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313775371 Situational Irony 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313777286 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313777286 Dramatic Irony 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313778663 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313778663 Characterization 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313781978 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313781978 Direct characterization 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313783820 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313783820 Indirect Characterization 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313785869 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313785869 Static Character 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313788508 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]]> 2022-09-26 14:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313788508 Dynamic Character 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313790561 (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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313790561 Flat Character 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313792216 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313792216 Round character 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313794612 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313794612 Rhetoric 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313798273 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313798273 Ethos 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313800658 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313800658 Pathos 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313802064 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313802064 Logos 045119 https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313803783 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.]]> 2022-09-26 14:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/045119/7x5e9v6hh2bl8o8p/wish/2313803783