https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho en-us 2022-08-16 13:24:23 UTC 2025-06-17 13:15:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262245386 Plot: The structure of interrelated actions, consciously selected and arranged by the author.]]> 2022-08-16 13:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262245386 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262250798 Exposition: The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.]]> 2022-08-16 13:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262250798 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262253691 Rising Action: The section of a story that leads towards its climax.]]> 2022-08-16 13:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262253691 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262257997 Climax: The decisive moment, or turning point, at which the rising action of the play is reversed to falling action.]]> 2022-08-16 13:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262257997 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262260911 Falling Action: The period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.]]> 2022-08-16 13:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262260911 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262263410 Resolution: The end of the story. It occurs after the climax.]]> 2022-08-16 13:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262263410 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262265275 Setting: The time and place in which a story is told.]]> 2022-08-16 13:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262265275 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262267990 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.]]> 2022-08-16 13:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262267990 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262271073 Conflict: Thwarted, endangered, or opposing desire.]]> 2022-08-16 14:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262271073 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262273559 Internal Conflict: When a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs.]]> 2022-08-16 14:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262273559 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262277996 man vs man: Involves two characters struggling against each other.]]> 2022-08-16 14:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262277996 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262279709 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.]]> 2022-08-16 14:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262279709 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262281370 Man vs Nature: An external struggle positioning the character against an animal or a force of nature.]]> 2022-08-16 14:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262281370 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262285382 Man vs Technology: When a protagonist is facing machines or technology (such as mechanical failure or robots) and must prevail against it.]]> 2022-08-16 14:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262285382 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262293050 Theme: the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.]]> 2022-08-16 14:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262293050 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262296593 Diction: Choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.]]> 2022-08-16 14:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2262296593 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267438937 Syntax: the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence.]]> 2022-08-22 14:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267438937 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267441731 Connotation: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal.
DENOTATION: The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary.]]> 2022-08-22 14:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267441731 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267443628 Tone: 
The stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature.]]> 2022-08-22 14:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267443628 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267445190 mood: A feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story.]]> 2022-08-22 14:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267445190 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267447632 Flashback: A scene that takes place before a story begins.]]> 2022-08-22 14:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267447632 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267449306 Foreshadowing: A narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.]]> 2022-08-22 14:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267449306 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267453238 Parallelism: The repetition of words, phrases or sentences, and even ideas.]]> 2022-08-22 14:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267453238 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267457380 POV: The vantage point from which a story is presented.]]> 2022-08-22 14:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2267457380 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2270084175 First Person: A mode of storytelling in which a storyteller recounts events from his or her own point of view]]> 2022-08-24 13:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2270084175 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2270086950 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.]]> 2022-08-24 13:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2270086950 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2272732336 Third Person Objective: The narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters.]]> 2022-08-26 14:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2272732336 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2272733591 Third Person Limited: A narration style that gives the perspective of a single character.]]> 2022-08-26 14:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2272733591 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2272735286 Third Person Omniscient: The teller of the tale, who often appears to speak with the voice of the author himself, assumes an omniscient (all-knowing) perspective on the story being told]]> 2022-08-26 14:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2272735286 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286436804 Simile: A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid]]> 2022-09-07 13:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286436804 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286442068 Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable]]> 2022-09-07 13:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286442068 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286446415 Extended Metaphor: A version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry]]> 2022-09-07 13:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286446415 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286451007 Personification: a poetic literary device in which non-living things are given human traits]]> 2022-09-07 13:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286451007 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286513101 Hyperbole: A figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.]]> 2022-09-07 14:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286513101 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286517699 Symbolism: The idea that things represent other things.]]> 2022-09-07 14:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286517699 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286525446 Oxymoron: A rhetorical term that describes words or phrases that, when placed together, create paradoxes or contradictions]]> 2022-09-07 14:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2286525446 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287219535 Euphemism: An appropriate expression used in the place of a phrase or words that may be found inappropriate or offensive]]> 2022-09-07 23:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287219535 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287220835 Allusion: Allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly]]> 2022-09-07 23:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287220835 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287224150 Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.]]> 2022-09-07 23:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287224150 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287226844 Alliteration: The repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.]]> 2022-09-07 23:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287226844 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287231239 Cliché:  A trite phrase or expression]]> 2022-09-07 23:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287231239 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287232379 Idioms: a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase's literal meaning]]> 2022-09-07 23:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287232379 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287233653 Pun: An intentional rearrangement or selection of words in order to create humor]]> 2022-09-07 23:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2287233653 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298300876 Irony: Whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do.]]> 2022-09-15 13:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298300876 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298304053 Verbal Irony: When the literal meaning of what someone says is different from—and often opposite to—what they actually mean. ]]> 2022-09-15 13:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298304053 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298306921 Situational Irony: The irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected.]]> 2022-09-15 13:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298306921 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298310789 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.]]> 2022-09-15 13:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298310789 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298312885 Characterization: A name for the methods a writer uses to reveal a character's values, feelings, goals, etc. to readers]]> 2022-09-15 13:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298312885 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298322412 Direct Characterization: The writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like]]> 2022-09-15 13:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298322412 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298328757 Indirect Characterization: A type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly.]]> 2022-09-15 13:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298328757 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298335413 Static Character: One that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end]]> 2022-09-15 13:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298335413 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298339070 Dynamic Character: A character who undergoes some important change in the course of the story]]> 2022-09-15 14:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298339070 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298341612 Flat Character: Two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.]]> 2022-09-15 14:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298341612 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298343797 Round Character: Characters as described by the course of their development in a work of literature. ]]> 2022-09-15 14:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298343797 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298348365 Rhetoric: The study and uses of written, spoken and visual language]]> 2022-09-15 14:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298348365 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298350143 Ethos: Focuses attention on the writer's or speaker's trustworthiness.]]> 2022-09-15 14:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298350143 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298353552 Pathos: To persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel]]> 2022-09-15 14:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298353552 038146 https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298357096 Logos: To appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic.]]> 2022-09-15 14:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/038146/ebejcro7jgj1qyho/wish/2298357096