https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag en-us 2022-08-15 14:02:19 UTC 2025-06-17 13:15:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261255829 a plot is a sequence of events that make up a story]]> 2022-08-15 14:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261255829 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261258082 the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story]]> 2022-08-15 14:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261258082 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261260913 a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.]]> 2022-08-15 14:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261260913 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261262562 the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action]]> 2022-08-15 14:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261262562 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261264315 the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.]]> 2022-08-15 14:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261264315 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261266082 the end of the story]]> 2022-08-15 14:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261266082 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261266857 the time and place in which a story is told]]> 2022-08-15 14:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261266857 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261267797 The protagonist works toward the central story goals, while the antagonist works against the goals]]> 2022-08-15 14:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261267797 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261269528  the primary problem that the characters in a story face]]> 2022-08-15 14:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2261269528 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263331646 choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.]]> 2022-08-17 14:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263331646 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263332376 the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence.]]> 2022-08-17 14:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263332376 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263335217 Connotation: the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning
Denotation: the objective meaning of a word]]> 2022-08-17 14:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263335217 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263337823 an individual way of speaking or writing especially when used to express an emotion]]> 2022-08-17 14:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263337823 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263339746 a feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story]]> 2022-08-17 14:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2263339746 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2264285487 to focus one's mind on or vividly remember a past time or incident ]]> 2022-08-18 11:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2264285487 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270733548 When a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs.]]> 2022-08-25 00:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270733548 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270739062 Conflict between the main character and any external force
- Man vs Man: two characters struggling against each other
-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
-Man vs Nature: when a character faces resistance from a natural force
-Man vs Technology: when a protagonist is facing machines or technology (such as mechanical failure or robots) and must prevail against it.]]> 2022-08-25 00:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270739062 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270740361  a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation]]> 2022-08-25 00:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270740361 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270745034 an indication of what is to come]]> 2022-08-25 00:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270745034 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270746345 the repetition of grammatical elements in a piece of writing to create a harmonious effect]]> 2022-08-25 00:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2270746345 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271414284 refers to who is telling or narrating a story]]> 2022-08-25 13:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271414284 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271415512 First person is the I/we perspective]]> 2022-08-25 13:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271415512 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271415903 Second person is the you perspective]]> 2022-08-25 13:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271415903 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271417047 the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters]]> 2022-08-25 13:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271417047 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271418541 Focusing a third-person narration through the eyes of a single character]]> 2022-08-25 13:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271418541 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271420455 writing from the perspective of a narrator, hovering outside the story]]> 2022-08-25 13:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271420455 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271459915 the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of what is actually said]]> 2022-08-25 13:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271459915 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271462232 when speakers say the opposite of what they mean and it is often sarcastic in nature]]> 2022-08-25 13:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271462232 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271463432 the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected]]> 2022-08-25 13:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271463432 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271464749 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 13:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271464749 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271466065 the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character]]> 2022-08-25 14:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271466065 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271466679 consists of the author telling the audience what a character is like]]> 2022-08-25 14:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271466679 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271467397 the process of describing a character through that character's thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue]]> 2022-08-25 14:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271467397 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271468259 a type of character who experiences little to no internal change over the course of the story]]> 2022-08-25 14:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271468259 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271469100 one who learns a lesson or changes as a person]]> 2022-08-25 14:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271469100 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271470201 a character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality]]> 2022-08-25 14:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271470201 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271470900 deep and layered character in a story]]> 2022-08-25 14:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271470900 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271483948 The skillful use of words to persuade or influence others]]> 2022-08-25 14:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271483948 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271484804 involves your credibility as a speaker]]> 2022-08-25 14:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271484804 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271485298 a quality or form of argument in a work or portion of a text that makes the reader experience emotions]]> 2022-08-25 14:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271485298 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271485864 a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic]]> 2022-08-25 14:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2271485864 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280741161 Direct comparison of two UNLIKE things "like" or "as".

Ex: McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.]]> 2022-09-02 13:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280741161 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280748142 A direct comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as".
Extended Metaphor: A version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.
Ex: She's the giggle at a funeral.]]> 2022-09-02 13:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280748142 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280755022 Giving a non-human thing human characteristics. 

Ex: The leaves danced in the wind. ]]> 2022-09-02 13:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280755022 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280758178 EXTREME exaggeration.

Ex: The skin on her face was as thin and drawn as tight as the skin of onion and her eyes were gray and sharp like the points of two picks.]]> 2022-09-02 13:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280758178 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280768156 A literary device that uses symbols, by the words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.
Ex: The bald eagle symbolizes freedom.]]> 2022-09-02 14:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2280768156 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292348953 A combination of contradictory or incongruous words.
Ex: living dead]]> 2022-09-12 13:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292348953 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292444659 The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.
Ex: “Passed away” instead of “died”]]> 2022-09-12 14:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292444659 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292448409 An implied or indirect reference especially in literature.
Ex: She felt like she had a golden ticket.]]> 2022-09-12 14:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292448409 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292454094 Relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels.
Ex: Go slow over the road.]]> 2022-09-12 14:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292454094 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292459006 The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.]]> 2022-09-12 14:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292459006 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292462486 A trite phrase or expression.
Ex:  “as red as a rose”]]> 2022-09-12 14:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292462486 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292465358 An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements.
Ex: I'm going to call it a night.]]> 2022-09-12 14:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292465358 033569 https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292467746 A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
Ex:]]> 2022-09-12 14:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/033569/tt0mlqxntmoqhlag/wish/2292467746