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Storytelling

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Literary Terms

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Setting - Definition

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the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Setting - Examples

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a room, outer space, ocean

Historical Significance

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Nuance

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Writing Style

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Protagonist - Definition

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the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Protagonist - Examples

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McQueen, Buzz Lightyear, or Luke Skywalker, and Wall-E

Antagonist - definition

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a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Antagonist - examples

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Darth Vader, Sid, Kylo Ren

Lasting Relevance - Definition

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the ideas and themes presented in the text are eternal. They can still be applied to humanity centuries later

Round - Definition

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characters as described by the course of their development in a work of literature.

Insight - Definition

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the author gives an authentic insight into an important part o history and/or gives an authentic voice to a unique perspective.

Round - Example

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Harry Potter

Flat - Definition

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A flat character is one that lacks complexity in several facets. The two-dimensional character's journey is often described as having a flat arc, meaning they don't change from the beginning of the story to the end. They also usually lack complex personality traits.

Flat - example

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Chewbacca and C3PO

Static - definition

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character who stay the same the whole duration of the story

Static - example

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Sherlock Holmes

Insight - Example

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Titanic, saving private ryan, 1917

Lasting Relevance - Examples

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Romeo and Juliet, to kill a mockingbird, fahrenheit 451

Theme - Definition

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The central idea or underlying message of the story

Motif - Definition

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Ideas or concepts that the story deals with

Symbolism - Definition

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Using a person, place, thing, or event to stand for something much bigger in life.

Theme - Example

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Coming of age, family, love

Symbolism - Example

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Black=Death Yellow=Happy Red=Evil

motif - Example

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Lord of the Flies, the conch shell

Dynamic - Definition

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The character changes over the course of the story and learns a lesson.

Dynamic - Examples

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Simba, Han Solo, Walter White

Point of View - Definition

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What perspective the story is told from

Hubris - Definition

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Excessive pride in a character that serves as their downfall. This is their flaw.

First Person - Definition

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Told from the viewpoint of one person and uses the “I” pronoun to tell the actions of the story.

Hubris - Examples

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Icarus, Gaston, Kanye

First Person - Example

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“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth

Third Person Omniscient - Definition

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The story is told through a non-participant (not a character), who is god-like and can follow all of the characters. The narrator can know all the characters’ thoughts, emotions, and feelings.

Third Person Omniscient - Example

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"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Inciting Incident - Definition

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The moment the conflic begins. A story with literary merit will have an unexpected and captivating inciting incident

Third Person Objective - Definition

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Limited to what is said and what happens. There is no interpretation by the narrator and the narrator doesn’t know the thoughts or emotions of the characters.

Third Person Objective - Example

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“The Memory Keeper's Daughter,” by Kim Edwards

Third Person Limited - Definition

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Told from the viewpoint of one character in the story. The narrator may know their thoughts and feelings but they don’t know the thoughts/feelings of other characters.

Third Person Limited - Example

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“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by J.K. Rowling

Inciting Incident - Examples

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Katniss voulenteering for the Hunger Games, Harry being told he's a wizard

Diction - Definition

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The author’s word choice and the way they arrange their sentences. A work with literary merit will have unique and beautiful diction. The way they phrase things is pleasing to read and hear.

Diction - Example

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“She sells seashells by the sea shore”

Point of View - Example

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Conflict - Definition

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the dramatic struggle between forces in the story. Without conflict, there is no plot. Conflict can be internal or external.

Person vs Person - Definition

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the main character's goal is obstructed by another character or multiple characters

Person vs Society - Definition

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a story in which an individual (or a small group of individuals) chooses to or is forced to fight against their society or community.

Person vs Nature - definition

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when a character faces resistance from a natural force (as opposed to a supernatural force)

Person vs Fate - Definition

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a type of conflict in literature where the main character fights against a prediction or fortune from a god, oracle, or supernatural entity

Climax - Definition

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the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

Climax - Examples

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"The Lottery," the climax occurs when Tessie discovery that she had "won" the lottery and was to be stoned to death.

Person vs Self - Definition

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a character might be conflicted with their own feelings or have two opposing goals

POV - Definition

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a point of view is a specific attitude or manner through which a person thinks about something.

POV - Examples

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'I've come to this coffee shop so often, the barista knows me

Red Herring - Definition

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A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question.

Red Herring - Examples

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We can't raise salaries, but we still provide great benefits for our employees

Flashback - Definition

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a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

Flashback - examples

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A woman is about to get married. As she puts on her veil, she remembers her fiancé three years before

Person vs Person - example

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Star Wars

Person vs Nature - Examples

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Cast Away, The Martian

Person vs Society - Examples

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Hunger Games, Footloose, Avatar

Person vs Self - Example

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Fight Club

Person vs Fate - Example

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Lord of the Rings