https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi Elements Of Plot en-us 2022-08-15 14:47:29 UTC 2025-05-19 16:40:29 UTC hello@padlet.com 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261295316 the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.]]> 2022-08-15 14:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261295316 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261295956 It is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. ]]> 2022-08-15 14:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261295956 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296088 Rising action is the section of a story that leads toward its climax.]]> 2022-08-15 14:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296088 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296235  the decisive moment, or turning point, at which the rising action of the play is reversed to falling action.]]> 2022-08-15 14:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296235 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296399 Rising action is the section of a story that leads toward its climax]]> 2022-08-15 14:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296399 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296579 The resolution is the end of the story. ]]> 2022-08-15 14:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296579 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296685  A setting is the time and place in which a story is told]]> 2022-08-15 14:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261296685 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261297186 The protagonist works toward the central story goals, while the antagonist works against the goals]]> 2022-08-15 14:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261297186 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261297609 conflict means thwarted, endangered, or opposing desire. ]]> 2022-08-15 14:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261297609 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261297805 Internal conflict is when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs]]> 2022-08-15 14:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261297805 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261298098 External conflict sets a character against something or someone beyond their control.]]> 2022-08-15 14:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261298098 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261299859  involves two characters struggling against each other. ]]> 2022-08-15 15:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261299859 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261300012 Society as conflict. If a protagonist is going against the grain of what his or her society and people expect,]]> 2022-08-15 15:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261300012 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261300975  conflict is an external struggle positioning the character against an animal or a force of nature,]]> 2022-08-15 15:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261300975 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261352246 is when a protagonist is facing machines or technology (such as mechanical failure or robots) and must prevail against it.]]> 2022-08-15 15:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261352246 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261353801  theme is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work. ]]> 2022-08-15 16:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261353801 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261355526 diction, choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.]]> 2022-08-15 16:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261355526 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261357522  syntax refers to the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence]]> 2022-08-15 16:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261357522 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261358707 The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary. CONNOTATION: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal.]]> 2022-08-15 16:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261358707 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261359156  the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature.]]> 2022-08-15 16:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261359156 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261359615  a feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story]]> 2022-08-15 16:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261359615 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261360373 a scene that takes place before a story begins.]]> 2022-08-15 16:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261360373 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261360955 a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.]]> 2022-08-15 16:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261360955 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261361819 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.]]> 2022-08-15 16:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2261361819 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265565046 the vantage point from which a story is presented]]> 2022-08-19 15:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265565046 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265567894 The telling of a story in the grammatical first person, i.e. from the perspective of an "I,"]]> 2022-08-19 15:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265567894 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265569605  a little-used technique of narrative in which the action is driven by a character ascribed to the reader, one known as you.]]> 2022-08-19 15:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265569605 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265571142 2022-08-19 15:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265571142 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265572410  is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented only externally.]]> 2022-08-19 15:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265572410 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265573496  This is a common form of third-person narration in which 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: diving into private thoughts, narrating secret or hidden events,]]> 2022-08-19 15:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2265573496 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285406972 is a figure of speech and type of metaphor that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as.” ]]> 2022-09-06 22:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285406972 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285408227 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.]]> 2022-09-06 22:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285408227 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285409139 A figure of speech in which the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a person.]]> 2022-09-06 22:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285409139 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285409947 a figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.]]> 2022-09-06 22:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285409947 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285410630 Symbolism is the idea that things represent other things. ]]> 2022-09-06 22:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285410630 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285411266  it is a rhetorical term that describes words or phrases that, when placed together, create paradoxes or contradictions.]]> 2022-09-06 22:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285411266 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285411787 A euphemism is an appropriate expression used in the place of a phrase or words that may be found inappropriate or offensive.]]> 2022-09-06 22:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285411787 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285413003 allusion, in literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.]]> 2022-09-06 22:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285413003 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285414143  is the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry. ]]> 2022-09-06 22:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285414143 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285414573 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.]]> 2022-09-06 22:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285414573 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285415230 A cliché (UK: /ˈkliːʃeɪ/ or US: /kliˈʃeɪ/) is an element of an artistic work, saying, or idea that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel.]]> 2022-09-06 22:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285415230 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285415830 An idiom is a widely used saying or expression that contains a figurative meaning that is different from the phrase's literal meaning. ]]> 2022-09-06 22:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285415830 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285416642 a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.]]> 2022-09-06 22:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2285416642 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291059750 In simplest terms, irony occurs in literature AND in life whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do.]]> 2022-09-11 10:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291059750 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291060088 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291060088 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291060394 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291060394 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291060580 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291060580 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291061166 Characterization is the act of creating and describing characters in literature. Characterization includes both descriptions of a character's physical attributes as well as the character's personality. The way that characters act, think, and speak also adds to their characterization.]]> 2022-09-11 10:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291061166 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291061560 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291061560 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291062047 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291062047 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291062349 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291062349 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291062572 A dynamic character is a character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story. The development of a dynamic character is often subtle and unstated and is not due to a change in the character's circumstances.]]> 2022-09-11 10:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291062572 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291063283 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291063283 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291063487 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,]]> 2022-09-11 10:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291063487 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291064386 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291064386 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291064903 Ethos (Greek for “character”) • Focuses attention on the writer's or speaker's trustworthiness. • Takes one of two forms: “appeal to character” or “appeal to credibility.” • A writer may show “ethos” through her tone, such as taking care to show more. than one side of an issue before arguing for her side.]]> 2022-09-11 10:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291064903 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291065351 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291065351 033763 https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291065636 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.]]> 2022-09-11 10:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/033763/g0t6bec2tnxvdyfi/wish/2291065636