https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789 literarydevices.net en-us 2018-08-22 15:01:45 UTC 2025-09-13 13:29:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596361 Term One
Term: theme
Definition: a theme is an opinion that is expressed on the subject. It can be a person's thoughts or a piece of writing.
2 examples:
1- For example in the book of cinderella, the theme is that kindness will defeat wickedness.

2-  

For example in the book the three little pigs, the theme is that smart thinking wins over physical bullying. 

Term Two
Term:setting
Definition: Backdrop setting emerges when its not important for a story and integral setting when its important and controls the character.
Setting  2 examples:
Backdrop setting Naruto because the setting was not important the important was the battles.
Integral setting Maze runner the setting was important because the maze changed.

]]> 2018-08-22 15:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596361 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596527 Term: conflict, character
Definition:
Conflict: Is a disagreement between two or more character in the text.
Internal and external conflict.
Internal conflict- A problem inside a character. (A problem with his own)
External- A problem between two characters.
Man vs man
Man vs nature
Man vs society
Man vs machine
Man vs Super natural

Character:  Character is a person that the reader can recognise by starting to read the story.
Types of Character:
Confidante
Dynamic character
Static character
Antagonist
Protagonist
Round character
Flat character
Stock character

Internal conflict:
When the Greg was feeling sad because he though that he was in overweight.

External conflict:
When Greg fought with Rodrick

2 Examples: 
Conflict: 
In the Maze Runner there is a conflict such as, A Series of Unfortunate Events
Character: 
The Giver and The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 
Ron was a character in the series of Harry Potter

]]> 2018-08-22 15:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596527 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596693 term: motivation
def: is the reason of why a character acted in the that specific action or behavior. 
2 ex: 
1- The book "Eleanor and Park", has an example of motivation when Eleanor wanted someone to love her. 
2- The movie "Maze Runner", has an specific part of motivation when the protagonist family's was in danger and he was motivated to get out of the maze.


term: climax
def: the point where the problem reaches the highest tension or action. 
2 ex: 
1- An examples is in the story "The Most Dangerous Game" which is when the protagonist, Rainsford, jumps into the ocean.
2- The climax of Cinderella's fairy tale is when she looses her glass slipper on the steps. ]]> 2018-08-22 15:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596693 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596695 term:
archetype
definition:
it is a character that seems to represent patterns of human nature
2 examples:
1. the hero. it is an archetype becasue it often exhibits goodness and it struggles against evil to restore harmony and justice
2. the mother figure. it is an archetype because it is a character that represents a fairy godmother who guides a child and mother earth who contacts people and offers spiritual nutrients

term: simile
definition: a simile is a figure of speech that compares between two unlike things, using the word like or as.
2 examples
- you were as brave as a lion
- they fought like cats and dogs ]]> 2018-08-22 15:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596695 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596980 Term: The epic
Definition: The word comes from the Ancient Greek  which represents a poetic story. In literature epic is a a long narrative poem which is normally related to a hero.
2 examples:
The Iliad is an epic because it talks about the trojan war.
The odysey is another example of epic

Term: epithet
Definition: A way that describes something, someone or somewhere in a way that it makes its characteristics more exaggerated in a way.
2 examples: "zues" and the epithet could be "the god of thunder"
"Poseidon" and the epithet could be "the god of the sea" or "the king of the sea"]]> 2018-08-22 15:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274596980 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274604916 2018-08-22 15:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274604916 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274605032 2018-08-22 15:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274605032 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274605334 2018-08-22 15:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274605334 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274605767 2018-08-22 15:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274605767 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274911211 2018-08-23 16:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274911211 02463 https://padlet.com/nathalie_valencia/literarydevices789/wish/274911343

Poseidon the king of the sea

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