literary elements by AYMI GONZALEZ-BAUTISTA https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh en-us 2022-08-16 16:46:36 UTC 2025-10-23 19:54:43 UTC hello@padlet.com the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262463556 2022-08-16 17:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262463556 It is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262465468 2022-08-16 17:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262465468 The rising action is the second of six essential plot elements, which comes right after the opening of a story, otherwise known as the exposition. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262468060 2022-08-16 17:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262468060 climax is the most exciting or important moment, near the end. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262469649 2022-08-16 17:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262469649 falling action is the most exciting or important moment, near the end. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262471811 2022-08-16 17:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262471811 The resolution is the end of the story. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262473760 2022-08-16 17:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262473760 The setting of a piece of literature is the time and place in which the story takes place. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262475531 2022-08-16 17:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262475531 the protagonist is frequently known as the hero of the story while the antagonist is the villain 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262477575 2022-08-16 17:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262477575 conflict is a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one, causing people to fight. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262480266 2022-08-16 17:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262480266 Internal conflict is when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262483861 2022-08-16 17:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262483861 external conflict-conflict between the main character and any external force 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262485585 2022-08-16 17:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2262485585 Diction the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267697640 2022-08-22 17:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267697640 syntax the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267699127 2022-08-22 17:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267699127 DENOTATION: The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary. CONNOTATION: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267700874 2022-08-22 17:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267700874 Tone the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267702289 2022-08-22 17:36:27 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267702289 Mood the emotion the author strives to evoke in the reader 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267704135 2022-08-22 17:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267704135 flashback to focus one's mind on or vividly remember a past time or incident 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267706074 2022-08-22 17:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267706074 foreshadowing be a warning or indication of (a future event). 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267709185 2022-08-22 17:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267709185 parallelism the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267711770 2022-08-22 17:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267711770 pov-point of view expresses the attitude of the director or writer toward the material or of a character in a scene. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267714260 2022-08-22 17:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2267714260 first person is the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2272951003 2022-08-26 17:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2272951003 The second-person point of view belongs to the person (or people) being addressed. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2272951578 2022-08-26 17:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2272951578 third person objective is the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2272952732 2022-08-26 17:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2272952732 Third person limited is a narrative viewpoint where the story is told from the close perspective of one character. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2272953739 2022-08-26 17:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2272953739 The third person omniscient point of view is the most open and flexible POV available to writers. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2276610332 2022-08-30 17:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2276610332 simile- figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, using like or as 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286881006 2022-09-07 17:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286881006 metaphor and extended metaphor-A metaphor is a literary device that figuratively compares and equates two things that are not alike. An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286884927 2022-09-07 17:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286884927 personification-Personification is a literary device that uses the non-literal use of language to convey concepts in a relatable way. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286887240 2022-09-07 17:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286887240 hyperbole-exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286888775 2022-09-07 17:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286888775 symbolism-the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286889947 2022-09-07 17:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286889947 oxymoron-a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286890966 2022-09-07 17:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286890966 euphemism-a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286892353 2022-09-07 17:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286892353 allusion-an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286893266 2022-09-07 17:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286893266 assonance-in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286894370 2022-09-07 17:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286894370 alliteration-Alliteration is a literary device in which a series of words start with the same consonant sound to create a rhythmic repetition 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286895895 2022-09-07 17:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286895895 cliche-a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286897020 2022-09-07 17:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2286897020 idioms-a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2287141322 2022-09-07 21:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2287141322 pun-a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2287142324 2022-09-07 21:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2287142324 theme-the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition a topic. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2287143584 2022-09-07 21:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2287143584 Irony -the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303404942 2022-09-19 17:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303404942 Verbal Irony-Verbal irony is a figure of speech. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303407541 2022-09-19 17:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303407541 situational Irony-Situational irony is the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303410402 2022-09-19 17:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303410402 Dramatic Irony-Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don't. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303414184 2022-09-19 17:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303414184 characterization- Characterization is a name for the methods a writer uses to reveal a character's values, feelings, goals, etc. to readers. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303419387 2022-09-19 17:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303419387 direct characterization-The writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303428383 2022-09-19 17:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303428383 indirect characterization-Indirect characterization is a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303431577 2022-09-19 17:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303431577 static character-is a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303433398 2022-09-19 17:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303433398 dynamic character-is one who learns a lesson or changes as a person 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303437018 2022-09-19 17:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303437018 flat character- two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303453283 2022-09-19 17:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303453283 round character-is a deep and layered character in a story. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303455643 2022-09-19 17:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303455643 Rhetoric-the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303464003 2022-09-19 17:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303464003 ethos-the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303469189 2022-09-19 17:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303469189 pathos-to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303471323 2022-09-19 17:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303471323 logos-to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic. 034736 https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303473629 2022-09-19 17:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/034736/wd879l57nmwy6wwh/wish/2303473629