literary elements by IVAN NUNEZ https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q en-us 2022-08-15 14:47:29 UTC 2025-10-29 19:04:20 UTC hello@padlet.com plot 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277037809 s the idea that good always conquers evil or that true love is forever.

a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
]]> 2022-08-31 01:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277037809 Exposition 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277044079 "a literary device in which the author tells readers what is happening in the piece

a comprehensive description and 
explanation of an idea or theory]]> 2022-08-31 01:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277044079 Rising Action 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277046672 builds conflict through decisions made by the protagonist or events that happen to the protagonist

The section of a story that leads toward its climax.]]> 2022-08-31 01:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277046672 Climax 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277049637 resolves the main conflict of the story and is the moment the main character reaches—or fails to reach—their goa

the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.]]> 2022-08-31 01:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277049637 Falling Action 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277053917 signifies that the story's main conflict is coming to a close

the elements of plot after a story's climax and before the resolution]]> 2022-08-31 01:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277053917 Resolution 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277056229 the conclusion of a story's plot.

a firm decision to do or not to do something.]]> 2022-08-31 01:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277056229 Setting 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277057712 The place where a story happens.

he time and place in which a story is told. ]]> 2022-08-31 01:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277057712 Protagonist and Antagonist 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277059995 a protagonist is the main character of the story and The antagonist, in contrast, works against this main character to stop them from reaching their goal.

 the protagonist is frequently known as the hero of the story while the antagonist is the villain]]> 2022-08-31 01:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277059995 Conflict 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277061016 the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story

a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.]]> 2022-08-31 01:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277061016 Internal Conflict 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277062551 involve the character experiencing opposing needs, desires or values.

a struggle within a person's mind over a problem or question]]> 2022-08-31 01:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277062551 External Conflict 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277064371 conflict between the main character and any external force

the struggle between a person (or a group) and a force that is outside.]]> 2022-08-31 01:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277064371 Theme 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277065392 The main idea is what the book is mostly about.

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.]]> 2022-08-31 01:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277065392 Diction 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277067044  flowy, figurative language creates colorful prose,


choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.]]> 2022-08-31 01:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277067044 Syntax 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277068501 to organize language in order to convey meaning.

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language]]> 2022-08-31 01:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277068501 Connotation/ Denotation 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277071279 homework refers to schoolwork done outside of school

DENOTATION: The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary. CONNOTATION: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal.]]> 2022-08-31 01:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277071279 Tone 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277072309 the author's attitude toward the topic.

a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength]]> 2022-08-31 01:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277072309 Mood 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277073790  the feeling that the writer is trying to evoke in their readers—feelings like calm, anxiety, joy, or anger

a temporary state of mind or feeling.]]> 2022-08-31 01:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277073790 Flashback 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277074841 interrupt the chronological order of the main narrative to take a reader back in time to the past events in a character's life


a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
]]> 2022-08-31 01:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277074841 Foreshadowing 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277075791 a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

be a warning or indication of (a future event)]]> 2022-08-31 01:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277075791 Parallelism 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277076840 Repeating the same words and phrases within the same sentence.

the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way]]> 2022-08-31 02:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277076840 POV 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277078343 refers to who is telling or narrating a story.

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.]]> 2022-08-31 02:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277078343 First Person 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277079311  uses the pronouns “I,” “me,” “we,” and “us,” in order to tell a story from the narrator's perspective

a human being regarded as an individual.]]> 2022-08-31 02:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277079311 Second Person 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277080381 the reader is either the protagonist or a character in the story and the events are happening to them

a human being regarded as an individual]]> 2022-08-31 02:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277080381 Third Person Objective 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277081391  a neutral narrator that is not privy to characters' thoughts or feelings.

the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters]]> 2022-08-31 02:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277081391 Third Person Limited 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277082421 where the narrator tells the story from the perspective of a single protagonist, referring to them by name or using a third person pronoun such as they/she/he. 

Focussing a third-person narration through the eyes of a single character.]]> 2022-08-31 02:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277082421 Third person omniscient 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277085264 the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story

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]]> 2022-08-31 02:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277085264 Simile 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277086366 to help describe one thing by comparing it to another thing that is perhaps seemingly unrelated

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 ]]> 2022-08-31 02:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277086366 Metaphor 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277087472 one thing is another thing. It equates those two things not because they actually are the same, but for the sake of comparison or symbolism.

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.]]> 2022-08-31 02:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277087472 personification 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277088435 describes something non-human with human characteristics

attribution of personal qualities]]> 2022-08-31 02:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277088435 hyperbole 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277089514 an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally]]> 2022-08-31 02:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277089514 Symbolism 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277090306 things represent other things

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

]]> 2022-08-31 02:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277090306 Oxymoron 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277091570 to create emphasis

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction]]> 2022-08-31 02:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277091570 Euphemism 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277098702 “neutralize” or “soften” topics that are often considered offensive, embarrassing, or taboo

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing]]> 2022-08-31 02:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277098702 allusion 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277100531  to enhance a text by providing further meaning,

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference]]> 2022-08-31 02:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277100531 Assonance 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277101881 to grasp the reader's attention to a particular phrase and it helps to exaggerate the meaning of that phrase.

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]]> 2022-08-31 02:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277101881 Alliteration 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277102921  used to emphasize something important that a writer or speaker would like to express.

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words]]> 2022-08-31 02:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277102921 cliché 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277104258 time (Better Late Than Never), anger (madder than a wet hen), love (love is blind), and even hope (Tomorrow is Another Day)

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.]]> 2022-08-31 02:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277104258 Idioms 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277105806 amplify messages in a way that draws readers in and helps to awaken their senses.

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words]]> 2022-08-31 02:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277105806 Pun 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277107015 a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.]]> 2022-08-31 02:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277107015 Irony 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277109635  a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality

 the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect]]> 2022-08-31 02:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277109635 Verbal Irony 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277110723  a statement in which the speaker's words are incongruous with the speaker's intent.

a figure of speech. ]]> 2022-08-31 02:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277110723 situational irony 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277112065 an expected outcome does not happen, or its opposite happens instead

a striking reversal of what is expected or intended:]]> 2022-08-31 02:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277112065 Dramatic irony 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277113496  an audience's awareness of the situation in which a work's characters exist differs substantially from that of the characters'

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.]]> 2022-08-31 02:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277113496 Characterization 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277115088 it helps you understand your characters, and how each character's personality and perspectives can help drive the plot forward.

the creation or construction of a fictional character.]]> 2022-08-31 02:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277115088 Direct Character 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277116087  the author is stating a definitive fact about the character, as opposed to more subtle descriptions that leave some things up to the reader's imagination

The writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like]]> 2022-08-31 02:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277116087 Indirect Character 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277117614 it allows writers to give an idea of a character without directly describing them

The writer reveals information about a character's personality through his/her words, actions, and thoughts, along with other characters' responses to that character

]]> 2022-08-31 02:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277117614 Static Character 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277118760 a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline

one that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end]]> 2022-08-31 02:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277118760 Dynamic Character 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277120382 one who learns a lesson or changes as a person

a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude]]> 2022-08-31 02:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277120382 Flat Character 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277121392 a character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality


two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work]]> 2022-08-31 02:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277121392 Round Character 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277122311   deep and layered character in a story.


characters as described by the course of their development in a work of literature. 

]]> 2022-08-31 02:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277122311 Rhetoric 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277123843  to inform, educate, persuade or motivate specific audiences in specific situations.

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.]]> 2022-08-31 02:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277123843 Ethos 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277124980  convincing your audience that you have good character and you are credible therefore your words can be trusted

the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.]]> 2022-08-31 02:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277124980 Pathos 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277125668  to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel

a quality that evokes pity or sadness.]]> 2022-08-31 02:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277125668 Logos 035242 https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277126707  to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic.

the Word of God, or principle of divine reason and creative order, identified in the Gospel of John with the second person of the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ.]]> 2022-08-31 02:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/035242/z1ay5mn3asd0oh6q/wish/2277126707