https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99 A collection of definitions of literary terms. en-us 2017-09-14 19:17:09 UTC 2017-12-03 17:39:17 UTC hello@padlet.com peaton https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187734710 Definition: The leading character or one of the major characters. 

Example: Oedipus in "Oedipus The King"]]> 2017-09-14 19:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187734710 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929786 Definition: the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as sequence 

Example: Finding Laios murder is part of the plot of Oedipus.]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929786 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929793 Definition: A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Example: The antagonist in Harry Potter is Voldemort]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929793 glassmann21 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929806 Definition: To hint at an upcoming event in the future.

Example: Teiresias foreshadows what will happen to Oedipus.]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929806 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929849 definition: Remembering an experience in the past.


]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929849 levyw21 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929850 Definition: a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

Relation to book: Oedipus accused of Murder by Teiresias. 

]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929850 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929908 Definition: the position from which something or someone is observed.

Example: From Creon's point of view, Oedipus is blaming him for no reason.]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929908 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929927 There is a plague in Thebes, and Oedipus is the person that is supposed to fix it but he is the actual reason why the people are sick. That's a pretty big conflict]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929927 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929950 Definition: The protagonist is telling the story from their perspective, where they directly speak of him/herself.

Example: This is a sentence that would be written in first person:
"I ran as fast as I could, my foot falls echoing behind me,"]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187929950 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930062 Definition: The place or surrounding that something takes places

Example The setting of the book Oedipus is Thebes.

]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930062 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930096 Definition: knowing everything

Ex. Zeus is omniscient, but he choses not to share all of his knowledge with the mortals.]]> 2017-09-15 13:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930096 lonskeh21 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930262 The phycological struggle of a literary character with a resolution that creates  plot suspense. 

ie: Oedipus deciding to sentence Creon to death]]> 2017-09-15 13:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930262 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930318 definition: In third person limited the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. All characters are described using pronouns, such as 'they', 'he', and 'she'. But, one character is closely followed throughout the story, and it is typically a main character.

Example: J.K. Rowling used this in The Chamber of Secrets as the reader hears Harry's perspective and his own thoughts but not the thoughts or realities of another character.]]> 2017-09-15 13:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930318 diest21 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930389 Types:
Character V Character
Character V Nature
Character V Society
Character V Self
Character V Fate

Definition: Different types of external conflict that can cause the plot of a story.

Example: Character V Character in Oedipus is when Oedipus and Creon are fighting about accusations.

]]> 2017-09-15 13:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930389 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930406 Definition: The construction of a fictional character and/or a description of the distinctive nature or feature of someone or something. 

Example: Teiresias' characterization was formed in scene 1 of Oedipus. From this characterization we learn he is truthful yet accusatory towards Oedipus. ]]> 2017-09-15 13:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930406 saperstonej21 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930566 Definition: When an author describes what a character is like in a straightforward manner

Example: Teiresias is blind and old.]]> 2017-09-15 13:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930566 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930579 Most intense, important part of something in development or resolution of something

Example -  When Romeo kills Tybalt after the death of Mercutio and is banished (Romeo and Juliet)]]> 2017-09-15 13:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930579 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930664 Definition: "the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance"

Example: Oedipus' personality is shown by the way he speaks to others and about himself]]> 2017-09-15 13:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187930664 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187931114  Definition: After the climax and before the conclusion. It wraps the narration.

Example:]]> 2017-09-15 13:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187931114 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187931813 Definition: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

Example: ]]> 2017-09-15 13:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187931813 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187931839 Definition: the action of solving a problem

Ex: The resolution of the Harry Potter series is when Voldemort is defeated]]> 2017-09-15 13:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187931839 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187931860 definition: A character or a thing that defines an object.

Example: Tiresias symbolizes blindness.]]> 2017-09-15 13:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187931860 glassmann21 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932279 Definition: A theme is a reoccurring idea that is seen throughout a book. There can be multiple themes in a book.

Example: So far in Oedipus some themes have included: fear, sight/blindness, death, and truth.]]> 2017-09-15 13:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932279 saperstonej21 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932322 Definition: The atmosphere or mood of a something, typically a situation

Definition: The tone of the conversation between Oedipus and Teiresias became dark when Oedipus accused Teiresias.]]> 2017-09-15 13:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932322 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932334 Definition: a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

Example: Oedipus is as stubborn as a mule. ]]> 2017-09-15 13:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932334 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932364 Definition: A metaphor is comparing something or someone to an object or action that isn't really true, it's just to give a reader more perspective.

Example: "The snow was a blanket of glittering white,"]]> 2017-09-15 13:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932364 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932394 The attribution of personal nature or human characteristic to something non human.

Example: The leaves waved in the wind.]]> 2017-09-15 13:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932394 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932492 Definition: The reoccurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of, adjacent, or closely connected words. 

Example: Oedipus says to Teiresias "your mystic mummery."  ]]> 2017-09-15 13:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932492 https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932616 definition:  Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. Usually it is thought that imagery makes use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds.

Example: When scenery or someones clothing is describes in great detail to better express what something actually looks like]]> 2017-09-15 13:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/peaton/wo6v2pxivy99/wish/187932616