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Elements of Literature
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plot: series of event
Exposition: beginning of the story
Rising Action: events leading to the climax
Climax: turning point in the story
Falling Action: events after the climax
Resolution: ending of the story
Conflict: struggle between forces
Internal Conflict: man vs. himself
External conflict: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. machine
Character: person in the story
Indirect Characterization: author gives hints about a characters personality
Direct Characterization: author tells you directly about a characters personality
Flat Character: only one or two personality triats
Round Character: many personality traits
Static Character: stay the same
Dynamic character: changes in a significant way
setting: time and place
theme: meaning
point of view: vantage point of person tell the story
first person: "I" or "We"
Third person Omniscient: narrator is all knowing about characters
Third person limited: narrator knows thoughts and feelings about only one character
protagonist: main character
antagonist: person/thing in conflict with the main character
flashback: shows events of an earlier time
foreshadowing: hints about future events
narrator: person telling the story
symbol: stands for something else
tone: authors attitude toward topic
short story: short work of fiction
dialogue: conversation between characters
simile: comparison using like or as
metaphor: comparison NOT using like or as
personification: giving human traits to something non-human
Elements of Literature
Across:1. | short work of fiction | 3. | changes in a significant way | 6. | only one or two personality triats | 9. | time and place | 11. | events leading to the climax | 16. | person telling the story | 19. | comparison NOT using like or as | 20. | narrator is all knowing about characters | 22. | narrator knows thoughts and feelings about only one character | 23. | turning point in the story | 24. | main character | 25. | conversation between characters |
| | Down:1. | stands for something else | 2. | beginning of the story | 4. | struggle between forces | 5. | giving human traits to something non-human | 6. | "I" or "We" | 7. | meaning | 8. | ending of the story | 10. | authors attitude toward topic | 12. | series of event | 13. | hints about future events | 14. | person in the story | 15. | vantage point of person tell the story | 17. | person/thing in conflict with the main character | 18. | shows events of an earlier time | 21. | comparison using like or as |
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Elements of Literature
Across:1. | short work of fiction | 3. | changes in a significant way | 6. | only one or two personality triats | 9. | time and place | 11. | events leading to the climax | 16. | person telling the story | 19. | comparison NOT using like or as | 20. | narrator is all knowing about characters | 22. | narrator knows thoughts and feelings about only one character | 23. | turning point in the story | 24. | main character | 25. | conversation between characters |
| | Down:1. | stands for something else | 2. | beginning of the story | 4. | struggle between forces | 5. | giving human traits to something non-human | 6. | "I" or "We" | 7. | meaning | 8. | ending of the story | 10. | authors attitude toward topic | 12. | series of event | 13. | hints about future events | 14. | person in the story | 15. | vantage point of person tell the story | 17. | person/thing in conflict with the main character | 18. | shows events of an earlier time | 21. | comparison using like or as |
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