literary elements by WILLIAM STOCKARD https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5 en-us 2022-08-15 14:02:18 UTC 2026-01-15 12:31:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261255934 https://youtu.be/EKoZ_dbMn5c]]> 2022-08-15 14:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261255934 Exposition 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261258042 a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.]]> 2022-08-15 14:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261258042 Rising Action 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261259459 a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.]]> 2022-08-15 14:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261259459 Climax 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261260040  reaches its most important or exciting part, that's the climax. A climax is a high point.]]> 2022-08-15 14:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261260040 Falling Action 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261260518 the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax]]> 2022-08-15 14:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261260518 Resolution 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261260922 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.]]> 2022-08-15 14:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261260922 Setting 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261261905 the context in a scene or story that describes the elements in which a story is taking place, including time, place, and environment.]]> 2022-08-15 14:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2261261905 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271444551 The antagonist is the primary opponent of the protagonist, and the biggest obstacle standing between the main character and their goal.

Protagonist and Antagonist]]> 2022-08-25 13:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271444551 conflict 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271448277 a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

conflict 

https://youtu.be/rM5cp_YL77k]]> 2022-08-25 13:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271448277 internal conflict 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271453303 internal conflict is when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs. External conflict sets a character against something or someone beyond their control.




]]> 2022-08-25 13:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271453303 External Conflict 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271453948 External conflict refers to conflict between the main character and any external force, such as a villain, government, or nature.]]> 2022-08-25 13:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271453948 theme 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271454864 the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic]]> 2022-08-25 13:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271454864 Diction 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271458713 the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
https://youtu.be/5oMAwJFj55o]]> 2022-08-25 13:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271458713 Syntax 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271459356 the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.]]> 2022-08-25 13:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271459356 Connotation/ Denotation 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271460750 Connotation and Denotation are two principal methods of describing the meanings of words.
https://youtu.be/Bz9V1FfC6bA]]> 2022-08-25 13:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271460750 Tone 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271462172 the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
https://youtu.be/iymti1BC8cE]]> 2022-08-25 13:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271462172 Mood 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271463353 a temporary state of mind or feeling.]]> 2022-08-25 13:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271463353 Flashback 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271466017 Flashback is a device that moves an audience from the present moment in a chronological narrative to a scene in the past. Often, flashbacks are abrupt interjections that further explain a story or character with background information and memories.
https://youtu.be/1DeqVHSDkeA]]> 2022-08-25 14:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271466017 Foreshadowing 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271467561 Foreshadowing is a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing is useful for creating suspense, a feeling of unease, a sense of curiosity, or a mark that things may not be as they seem. In the definition of foreshadowing, the word
https://youtu.be/L0mBq7lK6YA]]> 2022-08-25 14:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271467561 Parallelism 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271469103 parallelism, also known as parallel structure, is when phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical structure. In its most basic usage, parallelism provides a phrase with balance and clarity. Parallelism also serves to give phrases a pattern and rhythm.
https://youtu.be/2l2FgUrln1A]]> 2022-08-25 14:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2271469103 pov 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296433882 what the character or narrator telling the story can see (his or her perspective).

https://youtu.be/B5vEfuLS2Qc]]> 2022-09-14 14:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296433882 first person 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296436388 In first-person narration, the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. ]]> 2022-09-14 14:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296436388 Third Person Objective 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296438573  the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters]]> 2022-09-14 14:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296438573 Third Person Limited 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296440123 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]]> 2022-09-14 14:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296440123 Third Person Omniscient 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296441666 a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.]]> 2022-09-14 14:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2296441666 Simile 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299986250 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]]> 2022-09-16 13:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299986250 Metaphor and Extended Metaphor 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299987465 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.]]> 2022-09-16 13:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299987465 Personification 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299988926 the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.]]> 2022-09-16 13:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299988926 Hyperbole 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299990119 exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.]]> 2022-09-16 13:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299990119 Symbolism 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299993058 https://youtu.be/EYL8Dwy7XS0an artistic and poetic movement or style 
using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. It originated in late 19th century France and Belgium, with important figures including Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Redon.]]> 2022-09-16 13:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299993058 Oxymoron 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299995310 a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

https://youtu.be/GjML-jKbhOs]]> 2022-09-16 13:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299995310 Euphemism 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299997490 a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.https://youtu.be/rsVbHJNZ8E0]]> 2022-09-16 13:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299997490 Allusion 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299999897 the practice of making allusions, especially as an artistic device.
https://youtu.be/vUMOmBxC3Cg]]> 2022-09-16 13:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2299999897 Assonance 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300001393 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 discerniblehttps://youtu.be/2YTnxhENCDc]]> 2022-09-16 13:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300001393 Alliteration 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300003303 the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.https://youtu.be/piAwuADrC3Y]]> 2022-09-16 13:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300003303 Cliché 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300005440 a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.https://youtu.be/DERIgUj8tB0]]> 2022-09-16 13:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300005440 Idioms 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300007271 a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words https://youtu.be/jUT_WSavAC8]]> 2022-09-16 13:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300007271 Pun 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300008937 a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.https://youtu.be/RNta_zl6o20]]> 2022-09-16 13:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300008937 Irony 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300030552 the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.https://youtu.be/IiR-bnCHIYo

Irony


]]> 2022-09-16 13:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300030552 Verbal Irony 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300034398 Verbal irony is a figure of speech. The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.]]> 2022-09-16 13:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300034398 Situational Irony 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300035611 Situational irony is the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected. Some everyday examples of situational irony are a fire station burning down, or someone posting on Twitter that social media is a waste of time.]]> 2022-09-16 13:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300035611 Dramatic Irony 0347321 https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300037109 the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.]]> 2022-09-16 13:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/0347321/zckl5xpaio41zng5/wish/2300037109