Literary Elements by KELLY ALMANZA https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19 en-us 2022-08-16 16:46:28 UTC 2025-09-24 11:44:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Plot 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262440775 the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.]]> 2022-08-16 16:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262440775 Exposition 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262445091 a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.]]> 2022-08-16 16:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262445091 Climax 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262445993 the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.]]> 2022-08-16 16:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262445993 Falling Action 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262448627 In storytelling, falling action refers to the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.]]> 2022-08-16 17:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262448627 Resolution 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262450967 The resolution is the end of the story. It occurs after the CLIMAX. It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the CONFLICT is resolved.]]> 2022-08-16 17:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262450967 Setting 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262451755 the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.]]> 2022-08-16 17:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262451755 Protagonist and Antagonist 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262455176 The protagonist is frequently known as the hero of the story while the antagonist is the villain ]]> 2022-08-16 17:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262455176 Conflict 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262456821 a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.]]> 2022-08-16 17:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262456821 Internal Conflict 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262458473 Internal conflict happens when a character struggles with something within themselves. ]]> 2022-08-16 17:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262458473 External Conflict 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262460808 involves the struggle between a person (or a group) and a force that is outside.]]> 2022-08-16 17:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262460808 Man vs Man 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262462005  two characters struggling against each other.]]> 2022-08-16 17:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262462005 Man vs Society 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262464381 The man vs. society conflict denotes a story in which an individual chooses to or is forced to fight against their society or community.]]> 2022-08-16 17:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262464381 Man vs Nature 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262465568 an external struggle positioning the character against an animal or a force of nature,]]> 2022-08-16 17:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262465568 Man vs Technology 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262466548  Man vs. technology is a type of literary conflict in which a character faces technology (such as a robot, a machine, or a mechanical failure) and must prevail against it.]]> 2022-08-16 17:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262466548 Theme 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262467769 A literary theme is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.]]> 2022-08-16 17:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262467769 Diction 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262470981 the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.]]> 2022-08-16 17:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262470981 Syntax 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262473432 the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.]]> 2022-08-16 17:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262473432 Connotation/ Denotation 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262475394 A connotation is the feeling a word invokes.]]> 2022-08-16 17:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262475394 Tone 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262476380 the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation]]> 2022-08-16 17:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262476380 Mood 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262477049 a temporary state of mind or feeling]]> 2022-08-16 17:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262477049 Flashback 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262478708 a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.]]> 2022-08-16 17:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262478708 Foreshadowing 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262479652 be a warning or indication of (a future event).
"it foreshadowed my preoccupation with jazz
]]> 2022-08-16 17:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262479652 Parallelism 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262480616  balancing two or more ideas or arguments that are equally important.]]> 2022-08-16 17:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2262480616 POV 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267644759 used especially in describing a method of shooting a scene or film that expresses the attitude of the director or writer toward the material or of a character in a scene.]]> 2022-08-22 16:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267644759 First Person 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267655592 A first-person narrative is a mode of storytelling in which a storyteller recounts events from his or her own point of view using the first person such as "I", "us", "our" and "ourselves". ]]> 2022-08-22 16:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267655592 Second Person 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267659888 a little-used technique of narrative in which the action is driven by a character ascribed to the reader, one known as you]]> 2022-08-22 16:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267659888 Third Person Objective 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267661969  the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters.]]> 2022-08-22 17:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267661969 Third person Limited 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267663695 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.]]> 2022-08-22 17:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267663695 Third Person Omniscient 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267665784 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]]> 2022-08-22 17:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2267665784 Rising Action 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2271431417 a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest]]> 2022-08-25 13:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2271431417 Simile 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286841177 a figure of speech that compares one thing with another using like or as]]> 2022-09-07 17:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286841177 Metaphor and Extended Metaphor 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286843435 A metaphor is a literary device that figuratively compares and equates two things that are not alike.]]> 2022-09-07 17:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286843435 Personification 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286844773 Personification occurs when a thing or abstraction is represented as a person, in literature or art, as a type of anthropomorphic metaphor.]]> 2022-09-07 17:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286844773 Hyperbole 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286845791 exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.]]> 2022-09-07 17:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286845791 Symbolism 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286847117 A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences.]]> 2022-09-07 17:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286847117 Oxymoron 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286848494 An oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposing meanings within a word or phrase that creates an ostensible self-contradiction.]]> 2022-09-07 17:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286848494 Euphemism 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286850012 a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.]]> 2022-09-07 17:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286850012 Allusion 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286851693 Allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly. It is left to the audience to make the direct connection. Where the connection is directly and explicitly stated by the author, it is instead usually termed a reference.]]> 2022-09-07 17:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286851693 Assonance 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286853320 Assonance is a resemblance in the sounds of words/syllables either between their vowels or between their consonants.]]> 2022-09-07 17:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286853320 Alliteration 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286854730 the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words]]> 2022-09-07 17:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286854730 Cliche 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286858024 a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought]]> 2022-09-07 17:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286858024 Idioms 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286859770 An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase; but some phrases become figurative idioms while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase]]> 2022-09-07 17:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286859770 pun 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286861076 A pun, also known as paronomasia, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.]]> 2022-09-07 17:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2286861076 Irony 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294754882 the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.]]> 2022-09-13 16:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294754882 Verbal Irony 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294756641 The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.]]> 2022-09-13 16:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294756641 Situational Irony 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294765708 Situational irony is the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected.]]> 2022-09-13 16:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294765708 Dramatic Irony 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294767608 Dramatic irony is a form of irony that is expressed through a work's structure.]]> 2022-09-13 17:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294767608 Characterization 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294770377 Characterization or characterization is the representation of persons in narrative and dramatic works.]]> 2022-09-13 17:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294770377 Direct Characterization 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294771968 The writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like.]]> 2022-09-13 17:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294771968 Indirect Characterization 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294773787 Indirect characterization is a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly.]]> 2022-09-13 17:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294773787 Static Character 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294775719 A static character is a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline.]]> 2022-09-13 17:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294775719 Dynamic Character 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294778599 A dynamic character is one who learns a lesson or changes as a person]]> 2022-09-13 17:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294778599 Flat Character 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294781755 Flat characters are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.]]> 2022-09-13 17:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294781755 Round character 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294783551 characters as described by the course of their development in a work of literature.]]> 2022-09-13 17:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294783551 Rhetoric 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294787118 the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.]]> 2022-09-13 17:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294787118 Ethos 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294789190 the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.]]> 2022-09-13 17:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294789190 Pathos 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294790184 a quality that evokes pity or sadness.]]> 2022-09-13 17:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294790184 Logos 0336902 https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294793139 Logos is a term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion derived from a Greek word variously meaning "ground", "plea", "opinion", "expectation", "word", "speech", "account", "reason", "proportion", and "discourse". ]]> 2022-09-13 17:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/0336902/w9qo56chckp39l19/wish/2294793139