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literary elements
literary elements
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English
9th Grade
12/13/2024

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Expostition
Definition
setting(time and place),beginning characters and beginning situation
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Inciting Incident
Definition
detail that gets the story moving in the direction its going to take
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Rising Action
Definition
Plot details leading to the climax
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Climax
Definition
when the main character comes face to face with the central conflict and either resolves it succsessfully or or not
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Falling Action
Definition
Plot details from climax to the resolution
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resolution
Definition
the conclusion of the story where loose ends are wrapped up
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theme
Definition
Central message of the story
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antagonist
Definition
character or force opposite to the protagonist
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protaganist
Definition
Main Character
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Conflict
Definition
when two people or groups disagree, and the disagreement causes friction.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
Hints or clues about something that is going to happen later in the story
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Simile
Definition
comparison between two thing that use like or as
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Metaphor
Definition
direct comparison that dosen't use like or as
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Personification
Definition
gives something non human, human characteristics
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Setting
Definition
the time, place, and circumstances in which something occurs or develops
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Oxymoron
Definition
a combination of contradictory or incongruous words
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Foil
Definition
a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to some aspect of the second character
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Pun
Definition
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
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Aside
Definition
a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play
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Monologue
Definition
a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.
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Soliloquy
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an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
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Motif
Definition
recurring pattern, image, word, phrase
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
when the audience or reader knows something the characters dont know
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Verbal Irony
Definition
occurs when the literal meaning of what someone says is different from or opposite of what they actually meant
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Situational Irony
Definition
when the opposite of what is expected actually happens
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Mood
Definition
the overall feeling or atomosphere that the reader feels
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Tone
Definition
reflects the writers attitude toward the subject matter in a literary work
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