https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn en-us 2022-08-15 17:27:37 UTC 2025-10-25 20:59:49 UTC hello@padlet.com 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261440388 a plot is the sequence of events that make up a plot]]> 2022-08-15 17:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261440388 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261441672 choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.]]> 2022-08-15 17:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261441672 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261444460 the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. ]]> 2022-08-15 17:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261444460 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261445362 the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence.]]> 2022-08-15 17:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261445362 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261446048 the section of a story that leads toward its climax. ]]> 2022-08-15 17:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261446048 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261447588 Connotation and Denotation are two principal methods of describing the meanings of. words. Connotation refers to the wide array of positive and negative associations that most words naturally carry with them, whereas denotation is the precise, literal definition of a word that might be found in a dictionary.]]> 2022-08-15 17:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261447588 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261448777 In the structure of a play the climax, or crisis, is the decisive moment, or turning point, at which the rising action of the play is reversed to falling action.]]> 2022-08-15 17:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261448777 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261449679 Tone is more than an author's attitude toward his/her audience and characters; it is the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature. ]]> 2022-08-15 17:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261449679 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261450512 In storytelling, falling action refers to the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.]]> 2022-08-15 17:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261450512 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261451270 A mood is a feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story]]> 2022-08-15 17:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2261451270 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263476831 The resolution is the end of the story.]]> 2022-08-17 16:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263476831 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263479275 flashback is a scene that takes place before a story begins. ]]> 2022-08-17 16:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263479275 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263514683  the time and place in which a story is told.]]> 2022-08-17 17:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263514683 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263522194 a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.]]> 2022-08-17 17:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263522194 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263523621  The protagonist works toward the central story goals, while the antagonist works against the goals.]]> 2022-08-17 17:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263523621 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263524884 a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction. ]]> 2022-08-17 17:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263524884 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263526752  It's basically when a character wants something but something else gets in the way.]]> 2022-08-17 17:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263526752 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263527871 when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs. ]]> 2022-08-17 17:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263527871 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263528738 sets a character against something or someone beyond their control.]]> 2022-08-17 17:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263528738 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263529322 the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.]]> 2022-08-17 17:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263529322 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263530380 the vantage point from which a story is presented.]]> 2022-08-17 17:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263530380 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263531305 The telling of a story in the grammatical first person, i.e. from the perspective of an "I,"]]> 2022-08-17 17:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263531305 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263532167  a little used technique of narrative in which the action is driven by a character ascribed to the reader, one known as you. ]]> 2022-08-17 17:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263532167 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263533400  the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters.]]> 2022-08-17 17:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263533400 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263533933 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.]]> 2022-08-17 17:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263533933 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263535273 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]]> 2022-08-17 17:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263535273 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263537426  involves two characters struggling against each other.]]> 2022-08-17 17:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263537426 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263538300 a story in which an individual (or a small group of individuals) chooses to or is forced to fight against their society or community.]]> 2022-08-17 17:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263538300 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263540789  an external struggle positioning the character against an animal or a force of nature,]]> 2022-08-17 17:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263540789 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263541706 when a protagonist is facing machines or technology (such as mechanical failure or robots) and must prevail against it.]]> 2022-08-17 17:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263541706 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263543161 a figure of speech and type of metaphor that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as.”
Ex. He fell out of the 11th floor and fell on the ground like a trash bag full of soup]]> 2022-08-17 17:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263543161 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263544364 a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated. 
Ex. shes a giggle at the funeral, hope and bird]]> 2022-08-17 17:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263544364 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263545215 a literary device that uses the non-literal use of language to convey concepts in a relatable way.]]> 2022-08-17 17:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2263545215 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271716885 figure of speech in which the author uses specific words and/or phrases that exaggerate an idea in order to create an emphasized effect]]> 2022-08-25 17:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271716885 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271718309 literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.]]> 2022-08-25 17:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271718309 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271719519 a word or group of words that is self-contradicting, as in bittersweet or plastic glass. Oxymorons are similar to such other devices as paradox and antithesis and are often used in poetry and other literature.]]> 2022-08-25 17:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271719519 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271721275  figurative language designed to replace phrasing that would otherwise be considered harsh, impolite, or unpleasant]]> 2022-08-25 17:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271721275 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271722814 an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. ]]> 2022-08-25 17:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271722814 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271724318  the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.]]> 2022-08-25 17:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271724318 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271725835 a literary device in which a series of words start with the same consonant sound to create a rhythmic repetition. ]]> 2022-08-25 17:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271725835 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271727660 a scenario or expression that is used excessively, to the point that it is considered unoriginal.]]> 2022-08-25 17:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271727660 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271728971 figurative phrases comprised of two or more words.]]> 2022-08-25 17:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271728971 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271729959 A pun is a literary device that is also known as a “play on words.” Puns involve words with similar or identical sounds but with different meanings.]]> 2022-08-25 17:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271729959 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271732193 a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality.]]> 2022-08-25 17:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271732193 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271733588 the use of dialogue or narration that offers a different “actual” meaning than “literal” meaning.]]> 2022-08-25 17:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271733588 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271734826 takes place when the opposite of what is expected actually happens. ]]> 2022-08-25 17:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271734826 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271735880  a literary device by which the audience's or reader's understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.]]> 2022-08-25 17:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271735880 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271737808 the description of a character's physical traits (how a character looks), point of view, personality, private thoughts, and actions. ]]> 2022-08-25 17:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271737808 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271739086 The writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like.]]> 2022-08-25 17:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271739086 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271740423 the process of describing a character through that character's thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue.]]> 2022-08-25 17:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271740423 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271742120  a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline.]]> 2022-08-25 17:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271742120 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271743285 a character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story.]]> 2022-08-25 17:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271743285 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271744323 two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.]]> 2022-08-25 17:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271744323 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271744983 deep and layered character in a story.]]> 2022-08-25 17:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271744983 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271746769 the art of persuasion through communication.]]> 2022-08-25 17:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271746769 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271747418 an argument based on the ethics or credibility of the person making the argument]]> 2022-08-25 17:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271747418 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271748356 to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.]]> 2022-08-25 17:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271748356 035100 https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271749082 a rhetorical device that includes any content in an argument that is meant to appeal to logic. ]]> 2022-08-25 17:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/035100/tjcf4v9g6r40p5wn/wish/2271749082