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ENG I  LiteraryTerms
Types of Writing
• Poetry –writing chosen
and arranged to create a
certain emotional
response through
meaning, sound, and
rhythm.
– It may, or may not rhyme.
• Prose – writing that is not poetry; ordinary
writing
Types of Stories
 Fiction: prose writing
that tells about imaginary
characters and events
 Non-Fiction: true stories
 Short Story: a brief work
of fiction, often less than
50 pages
Plot
• A series of related
events that present
and resolve a conflict
Plot Diagram
Modern Plot Diagram
Plot Diagram Terms
 Exposition: the part of the story that
introduces the characters, the setting, and
the basic situation
 Rising Action: all of the events of a story
leading up to the climax
Plot Diagram Terms (cont)
• Climax
– The most exciting point
in the story, when the
conflict is decided
Plot Diagram Terms (cont)
 Falling Action: the events after the
climax
 Resolution: the story is brought to a close,
and a general insight or change is
conveyed
Conflict
• The Primary struggle
between the main
character or
characters and an
adverse character,
group or force
• Internal Conflict
– A struggle between a
character and
him/herself
• External Conflict
– A struggle between a
character and an
outside force.
Main characters
• Character: person or animal that takes part in the
action of a literary work
• Dynamic: character develops and grows during
the course of the story
• Static: character does not change through the
course of the story
• Flat: shows only one trait
• Round: Shows many different traits, good and
bad
Main characters
• Protagonist
– Main character
• Antagonist
– Primary adversary of
the protagonist
• Foil: a character who
provides contrast to
another character
Setting
• The time and place in
which the action of a
narrative occurs
Theme
• The underlying
meaning of a literary
work.
• This is not the
topic/subject but the
author’s statement of
opinion about that
subject.
• Some literary works
have more than one
theme.
Author’s message/lesson
we can learn about the
subject of the story
Point of View
 The vantage point
from which the story
is told (narrated)
 Narrator/Speaker:
the voice speaking in
the story or poem;
who tells the story
• Narrator is NOT the
same as author
• Types of POV:
– First Person
– Third Person,
• Objective
• Omniscient
P.O.V.
• First Person
– The narrator offers a
personal account of their
own experiences and
describes what happens to
other characters as the
narrator sees it
• Third Person
– The narrator is not taking
part in the story
• Objective
– Describes only what can be
seen
• Omniscient
– (all-knowing) point of
view
– Can see the thoughts &
emotions of all (or
numerous) characters
Storytelling Techniques
• Dialect: the form of language spoken by
people in a particular region or group
• Dialogue: a conversation between
characters
• Drama: a story written to be performed
by actors
Storytelling Techniques (cont)
 Flashback: the interruption in a story that
tells about an earlier incident
 Foreshadowing: the use of clues to
suggest events or outcomes yet to happen
Storytelling Techniques (cont)
• Imagery: the descriptive or figurative
language used to create pictures in the
mind
• Mood: feeling created in the reader by a
passage
Storytelling Techniques (cont)
• Irony: differences in appearance and
reality or expectations and results
•Stereotype: a character that acts to
a narrow set of actions associated
with a particular group
Storytelling Techniques (cont)
 Personification: a nonhuman subject is
given human characteristics
Storytelling Techniques (cont)
Symbol: anything that stands for itself and
for something else
Storytelling Techniques (cont)
• Style: the way an author writes
Tone: the writer’s attitude
toward audience and subject
Additional Terms
• Title
– The name of a work
• Tragedy
– Literary work where the characters meet an
unhappy ending
SHORT STORIES
NOT NEARLY THE END

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Literary terms

  • 1. ENG I  LiteraryTerms
  • 2. Types of Writing • Poetry –writing chosen and arranged to create a certain emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm. – It may, or may not rhyme. • Prose – writing that is not poetry; ordinary writing
  • 3. Types of Stories  Fiction: prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events  Non-Fiction: true stories  Short Story: a brief work of fiction, often less than 50 pages
  • 4. Plot • A series of related events that present and resolve a conflict
  • 7. Plot Diagram Terms  Exposition: the part of the story that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation  Rising Action: all of the events of a story leading up to the climax
  • 8. Plot Diagram Terms (cont) • Climax – The most exciting point in the story, when the conflict is decided
  • 9. Plot Diagram Terms (cont)  Falling Action: the events after the climax  Resolution: the story is brought to a close, and a general insight or change is conveyed
  • 10. Conflict • The Primary struggle between the main character or characters and an adverse character, group or force • Internal Conflict – A struggle between a character and him/herself • External Conflict – A struggle between a character and an outside force.
  • 11. Main characters • Character: person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work • Dynamic: character develops and grows during the course of the story • Static: character does not change through the course of the story • Flat: shows only one trait • Round: Shows many different traits, good and bad
  • 12. Main characters • Protagonist – Main character • Antagonist – Primary adversary of the protagonist • Foil: a character who provides contrast to another character
  • 13. Setting • The time and place in which the action of a narrative occurs
  • 14. Theme • The underlying meaning of a literary work. • This is not the topic/subject but the author’s statement of opinion about that subject. • Some literary works have more than one theme. Author’s message/lesson we can learn about the subject of the story
  • 15. Point of View  The vantage point from which the story is told (narrated)  Narrator/Speaker: the voice speaking in the story or poem; who tells the story • Narrator is NOT the same as author • Types of POV: – First Person – Third Person, • Objective • Omniscient
  • 16. P.O.V. • First Person – The narrator offers a personal account of their own experiences and describes what happens to other characters as the narrator sees it • Third Person – The narrator is not taking part in the story • Objective – Describes only what can be seen • Omniscient – (all-knowing) point of view – Can see the thoughts & emotions of all (or numerous) characters
  • 17. Storytelling Techniques • Dialect: the form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group • Dialogue: a conversation between characters • Drama: a story written to be performed by actors
  • 18. Storytelling Techniques (cont)  Flashback: the interruption in a story that tells about an earlier incident  Foreshadowing: the use of clues to suggest events or outcomes yet to happen
  • 19. Storytelling Techniques (cont) • Imagery: the descriptive or figurative language used to create pictures in the mind • Mood: feeling created in the reader by a passage
  • 20. Storytelling Techniques (cont) • Irony: differences in appearance and reality or expectations and results •Stereotype: a character that acts to a narrow set of actions associated with a particular group
  • 21. Storytelling Techniques (cont)  Personification: a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
  • 22. Storytelling Techniques (cont) Symbol: anything that stands for itself and for something else
  • 23. Storytelling Techniques (cont) • Style: the way an author writes Tone: the writer’s attitude toward audience and subject
  • 24. Additional Terms • Title – The name of a work • Tragedy – Literary work where the characters meet an unhappy ending