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Elements of a Story/Literary Devices Vocab
Vocabulary for story elements and figurative language
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English
10th Grade
08/06/2014

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Setting
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The time and place the story is set
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Conflict
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The primary struggle faced by the protagonist
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Four Types of Conflict
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Person vs. self
Person vs. person
Person vs. nature
Person vs. society
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Resolution
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The outcome of the conflict
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Theme
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The author's main idea or message of the story. Typically a universal, relatable concept or statement about society, human nature, or the human condition
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Characters
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The people, animals, or things that are in the story
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Protagonist
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Central character of a text, and the character around which the plot develops and climaxes
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Antagonist
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character(s) who interferes with the protagonist reaching their goal(s)
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Character Foils
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Characters who highlight qualities in one another by comparison; these characters have similarities, which makes their differences more apparent
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Static Character
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Character who does not change during the story
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Dynamic Character
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Character who changes during the story
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Mood
Definition
the way the story makes the reader feel
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Tone
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the author's feeling or attitude toward his subject matter or characters in the story; what the author feels (like tone of voice)
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Point of View
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the perspective from which a story is told
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First Person
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the story is being told by a narrator who is a character in the story; "I" is used
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Second Person
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the author "speaks" directly to the reader: "you" is used
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Third Person
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the story is being told by a narrator outside the story
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Third Person Limited Omniscient
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the reader is able to see the thoughts and feelings of only one character (occasionally two or three), usually the protagonist
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Third Person Omniscient
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the reader is able to see the thoughts and feeling of all of the characters, and sometimes even the opinions of the narrator
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Allegory
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a work that functions on two levels; the WHOLE PIECE is a symbolic representation of something else
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Aliteration
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the repetition of beginning consonant sounds, usually within the same sentence or line
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Allusion
Definition
A reference (from history, mythology, the Bible, literature, art, song, etc.) that the author expects the audience to know
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Apostrophe
Definition
Direct address of a person (living or dead) or an object as if present and capable of understanding
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Figurative Language
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any use of language where the intended meaning is different from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves
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Foreshadowing
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Where the future events in a story are hinted at, not told outright, by the author before the happen
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Hyperbole
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an obvious over-exaggeration
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Imagery
Definition
language which descries something in great detail and paints a vivid picture in the reader's mind
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Irony
Definition
A contrast between the way things seem to be and the way they actually are
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Situational Irony
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When the expected outcome of a situation is very different than the actual outcome
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Dramatic Irony
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where the audience or reader is aware of something important, of which the character in the story are not aware
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Verbal Irony
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When someone says one thing, but means the opposite
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Metaphor
Definition
a comparison of two unlike objects; usually distinguished by not using the words "like" or "as:
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
words that sound like what they describe
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Oxymoron
Definition
A contradiction in terms; when two opposite words are linked together to describe something
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Paradox
Definition
a situation which cannot possibly exist because different elements of it cancel each other out
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Personification
Definition
giving inanimate objects human traits
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Anthropomorphism
Definition
giving animals human traits
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Satire
Definition
the use of wit, irony, or sarcasm to point out human beings' shortcomings in order to draw attention to the problem and/or promote change
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Simile
Definition
a comparison of two unlike objects that uses the words "like" or "as"
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Symbol
Definition
something that represents something else. Must be tangible or visible with the idea that it symbolizes something abstract or universal
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