https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg en-us 2022-08-15 14:02:21 UTC 2025-10-25 10:08:52 UTC hello@padlet.com 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2261256304 a plot is the sequence of events that make up a story]]> 2022-08-15 14:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2261256304 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2261260055 the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.]]> 2022-08-15 14:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2261260055 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2261268035 a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest]]> 2022-08-15 14:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2261268035 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2261268968 the turning point of a story when the main character's problem begins to be solved or resolved]]> 2022-08-15 14:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2261268968 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2263333827 Falling action occurs right after the climax, when the main problem of the story resolves.]]> 2022-08-17 14:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2263333827 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266308758 Point of view is the narrator's voice: first, second, or third person.]]> 2022-08-21 00:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266308758 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266309080 the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. ]]> 2022-08-21 00:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266309080 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266309855 a set of words or forms that refer to the person that the speaker or writer is addressing. “You” is the second person singular and plural pronoun in English.]]> 2022-08-21 00:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266309855 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266310114 the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters.]]> 2022-08-21 00:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266310114 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266310225 third person limited narrator has access to the thoughts and emotions of just one character.]]> 2022-08-21 00:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266310225 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266310526 readers can see the same event in different perspectives.]]> 2022-08-21 00:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266310526 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266310946 the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of what is actually said.]]> 2022-08-21 00:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266310946 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311129 occurs when speakers say the opposite of what they mean and it is often sarcastic in nature.]]> 2022-08-21 00:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311129 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311233 a literary technique in which an expected outcome does not happen, or its opposite happens instead.]]> 2022-08-21 00:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311233 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311348 when the audience or readers know more about a situation than the character does.]]> 2022-08-21 00:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311348 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311493 the end of the story]]> 2022-08-21 00:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311493 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311577 the time and place in which a story is told]]> 2022-08-21 00:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2266311577 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271458359 protagonist - the character who drives the action--the character whose fate matters most.
antagonist - the principal opponent or foil of the main character, who is referred to as the protagonist, in a drama or narrative]]> 2022-08-25 13:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271458359 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271462960 a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces]]> 2022-08-25 13:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271462960 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271464450 occurs when a character in literature experiences tension within themselves]]> 2022-08-25 13:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271464450 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271465785 a struggle that takes place between the main character and some outside force]]> 2022-08-25 14:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271465785 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271469346 involves two characters struggling against each other.]]> 2022-08-25 14:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271469346 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271473893 when a protagonist has a strong belief against the majority of the community or surroundings and decides to act on it]]> 2022-08-25 14:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271473893 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271475084 an external struggle positioning the character against an animal or a force of nature, such as a storm or tornado or snow.]]> 2022-08-25 14:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271475084 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271475315 when a protagonist is facing machines or technology (such as mechanical failure or robots) and must prevail against it]]> 2022-08-25 14:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271475315 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271479779 an underlying message or the big idea of a story]]> 2022-08-25 14:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271479779 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271480753 the author's choice of words or phrases in his or her writings]]> 2022-08-25 14:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271480753 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271481642 the way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences]]> 2022-08-25 14:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271481642 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271484206 connotation- the emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal
denotation- the direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary]]> 2022-08-25 14:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271484206 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271484972 how a piece of writing makes a reader feel towards a subject]]> 2022-08-25 14:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271484972 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271485868 the general atmosphere and emotions the author wants the reader to feel while reading the book]]> 2022-08-25 14:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271485868 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271486623 when your brain “flashes' you pictures, sounds or other. reminders of something that happened back in the past]]> 2022-08-25 14:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271486623 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271487460 when the author gives you hints about what will happen later on in the story]]> 2022-08-25 14:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271487460 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271488467 a figure of speech in which two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure]]> 2022-08-25 14:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2271488467 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280737097 direct comparison of two UNLIKE things using "like" or "as"
examples- her face is a red like a tomato]]> 2022-09-02 13:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280737097 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280743278 a direct comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
examples- she's the giggle of the funeral ]]> 2022-09-02 13:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280743278 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280747037 a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry
example- hope is a thing with feathers]]> 2022-09-02 13:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280747037 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280756335 giving a non-human thing human characteristics
examples- the leaves danced in the wind.  ]]> 2022-09-02 13:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280756335 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280758844 EXTREME exaggeration 
example- your mama is is so ugly they didn't give her a costume when she auditioned for Star Wars.]]> 2022-09-02 13:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280758844 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280766552 a literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning
example- The days were like nights, and the nights left the dregs of their darkness in our souls]]> 2022-09-02 14:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2280766552 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300017610 a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory]]> 2022-09-16 13:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300017610 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300023756 an appropriate expression used in the place of a phrase or words that may be found inappropriate or offensive]]> 2022-09-16 13:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300023756 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300026722 brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature]]> 2022-09-16 13:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300026722 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300028749 which the repetition of similar vowel sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to each other within a line of]]> 2022-09-16 13:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300028749 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300030761 reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds]]> 2022-09-16 13:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300030761 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300036219 to an expression or phrase that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty]]> 2022-09-16 13:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300036219 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300037369 a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase's literal meaning]]> 2022-09-16 13:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300037369 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300041726 a play on words, centering on a word with more than one meaning or words that sound alike]]> 2022-09-16 13:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300041726 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300073956 the description of a character's physical traits]]> 2022-09-16 14:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300073956 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300078406 when an author describes a character in a straightforward manner, as if telling the reader directly]]> 2022-09-16 14:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300078406 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300079481 a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly]]> 2022-09-16 14:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300079481 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300081463 one who shows little to no change in their personality, perspective, or outlook from the start of the story to the end]]> 2022-09-16 14:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300081463 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300084434 a character who undergoes some important change in the course of the story]]> 2022-09-16 14:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300084434 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300086521 a character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality]]> 2022-09-16 14:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300086521 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300087954 one in which the writer has fully developed the character's personality]]> 2022-09-16 14:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2300087954 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2308856102 refers to the art of using language well, particularly in terms of written and spoken discourse]]> 2022-09-22 14:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2308856102 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2308858231 the character or emotions of a speaker or writer that are expressed in the attempt to persuade an audience]]> 2022-09-22 14:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2308858231 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2308859577 to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel]]> 2022-09-22 14:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2308859577 034664 https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2308862522 any statement, sentence, or argument that attempts to persuade using facts]]> 2022-09-22 14:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/034664/b1g2p9cnad9wq1lg/wish/2308862522