https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85 en-us 2022-08-16 12:36:06 UTC 2025-06-17 16:40:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a9.png 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262200801 Plot-the story line or order of events in a book, play, or movie.]]> 2022-08-16 12:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262200801 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262209795 Exposition-It is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.]]> 2022-08-16 12:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262209795 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262213873 Rising Action-The rising action of the story is all of the events that lead to the eventual climax, including character development and events that create suspense.]]> 2022-08-16 13:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262213873 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262215001 Climax-the most exciting or interesting point in a series of events.]]> 2022-08-16 13:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262215001 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262216395 Falling Action-The story begins to move to the conclusion, or the resolution, at which point everything will be tied up and resolved.]]> 2022-08-16 13:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2262216395 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264345390 Resolution- the end of the story.]]> 2022-08-18 12:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264345390 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264347115 Setting-the surroundings in which an event takes place]]> 2022-08-18 12:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264347115 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264348468 Protagonist-the leading character in a literary work.
Antagonist-a person who fights against another]]> 2022-08-18 12:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264348468 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264350265 Conflict-those problems are called conflict. More precisely, conflict means thwarted, endangered, or opposing desire.]]> 2022-08-18 12:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264350265 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264353490 Internal Conflict-when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs.]]> 2022-08-18 13:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264353490 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264355951 External conflict- sets a character against something or someone beyond their control.]]> 2022-08-18 13:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264355951 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264356951 Theme-  the main idea or underlying meaning a writer.]]> 2022-08-18 13:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264356951 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264358046 Diction-word choice and arrangement in speech or writing, esp. as a reflection of forcefulness or effectiveness.]]> 2022-08-18 13:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264358046 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264359566 Syntax-the study of the way sentences are formed, and how the words go together.]]> 2022-08-18 13:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2264359566 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272613525 Connotation/Denotation-
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 12:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272613525 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272614579 Tone- It is the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature.]]> 2022-08-26 12:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272614579 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272615553 Mood-a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.]]> 2022-08-26 12:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272615553 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272617290 Flashback-a past event that interrupts the forward action of a play, movie, novel, or the like.]]> 2022-08-26 12:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272617290 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272618594 Foreshadowing-to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure.]]> 2022-08-26 12:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272618594 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272619937 Parallelism- a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction.]]> 2022-08-26 12:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272619937 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272623678 man vs. man- involves two characters struggling against each other.]]> 2022-08-26 12:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272623678 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272626054 man vs. society-  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 12:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272626054 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272627348 man vs. nature- is an external struggle positioning the character against an animal or a force of nature, such as a storm or tornado or snow.]]> 2022-08-26 12:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272627348 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272630769 man vs. technology- is a type of conflict in fiction, of which The Terminator and The Matrix are popular examples.]]> 2022-08-26 12:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272630769 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272632031 POV-is the perspective from which an author tells a story.]]> 2022-08-26 12:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272632031 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272634678 First Person-The narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view.]]> 2022-08-26 12:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272634678 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272636566 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.]]> 2022-08-26 12:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272636566 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272637982 Third Person Objective-  has a neutral narrator that is not privy to characters' thoughts or feelings.]]> 2022-08-26 12:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272637982 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272639310 Third Person Limited- is a narrative viewpoint where the story is told from the close perspective of one character.]]> 2022-08-26 12:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272639310 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272642357 Third Person Omniscient- is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.]]> 2022-08-26 12:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272642357 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272645075 Simile-Is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things using the words “like” or “as.”]]> 2022-08-26 12:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272645075 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272647933 Metaphor and Extended Metaphor-
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.]]> 2022-08-26 12:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2272647933 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2294235125 Personification-  attribution of personal qualities.]]> 2022-09-13 13:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2294235125 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315462490 Hyperbole- a figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.]]> 2022-09-27 12:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315462490 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315465011 Symbolism- the idea that things represent other things.]]> 2022-09-27 12:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315465011 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315466613 Oxymoron-  a rhetorical term that describes words or phrases that, when placed together, create paradoxes or contradictions. ]]> 2022-09-27 12:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315466613 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315469612 Euphemism- an appropriate expression used in the place of a phrase or words that may be found inappropriate or offensive.]]> 2022-09-27 12:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315469612 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315473927 Allusion- a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.]]> 2022-09-27 12:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315473927 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315476006 Assonance- a literary technique where the same or similar vowel sound is repeated.]]> 2022-09-27 12:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315476006 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315477698 Alliteration- 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.]]> 2022-09-27 12:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315477698 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315480646 Cliché-  a scenario or expression that is used excessively, to the point that it is considered unoriginal.]]> 2022-09-27 12:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315480646 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315482193 Idioms-  phrases that are not meant to be taken literally but that have a widely understood meaning in a given language or culture.]]> 2022-09-27 12:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315482193 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315483873 Pun-  is an intentional rearrangement or selection of words in order to create humor.]]> 2022-09-27 12:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315483873 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315485734 Irony- whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do.]]> 2022-09-27 12:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315485734 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315487460 Verbal Irony- a figure of speech.]]> 2022-09-27 12:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315487460 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315489566 Situational Irony- the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected.]]> 2022-09-27 12:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315489566 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315491541 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.]]> 2022-09-27 12:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315491541 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315494630 Characterization- a name for the methods a writer uses to reveal a character's values, feelings, goals, etc. to readers. ]]> 2022-09-27 12:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315494630 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315496477 Direct Characterization- when an author describes a character in a straightforward manner, as if telling the reader directly.]]> 2022-09-27 12:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315496477 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315500235 Indirect Characterization- a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly.]]> 2022-09-27 12:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315500235 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315502090 Static Character- one that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end.]]> 2022-09-27 12:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315502090 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315504066 Dynamic Character- a character who undergoes some important change in the course of the story.]]> 2022-09-27 12:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315504066 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315509689 Flat Characters- are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of work.

]]> 2022-09-27 12:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315509689 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315513399 Round Character- characters as described by the course of their development in a work of literature.]]> 2022-09-27 12:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315513399 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315515637 Rhetoric- the study and uses of written, spoken and visual language.]]> 2022-09-27 12:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315515637 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315517631 Ethos-  Focuses attention on the writer's or speaker's trustworthiness.]]> 2022-09-27 13:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315517631 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315518966 Pathos- to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.]]> 2022-09-27 13:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315518966 044079 https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315519937 Logos- to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic.]]> 2022-09-27 13:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/044079/dda01ljm4rb05x85/wish/2315519937