Point of View

man vs. society

A character has a conflict or problem with some element of society - the school, the law, etc.and its beliefs or rules; external

antagonist

A character or force in conflict with the main character

dialogue

A conversation between characters

man vs. nature

A dramatic struggle between a character and something that is caused by the natural environment

man vs. man

A dramatic struggle between two characters in a story

suspense

A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work.

Personificaiton

A figure of speach in wich a non-human thing is given a human characteristics.

irony

A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true.

Flashback

A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events

symbol

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

Rising Action

All the events leading up to the climax

Exposition

Beginning of the story when characters and setting are introduced

theme

Central idea of a work of literature; has deeper or universal meaning

Metaphor

Figure of speech comparing two different things.

Example of Meaphor

He's a rock.

Point of View

It gives the perspective from which a literary work is told.

protagonist

Main character in a work of literature, who is involved in the central conglict of the story.

Climax

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

Alliteration Example

My mother makes me mad.

Two types of third-person point of view

Omniscient third-person point of view and limited third-person point of view.

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds.

Falling Action

The events that follow the climax that lead to the resolution

First-person point of view

The narrator (the voice that is telling the story) is a character who is part of the action and uses the first-person pronouns I, me, and my. The reader sees everything through this character's eyes.

Third-person point of view

The narrator is someone outside the action, rather than a character.

Third-person point of view

The third-person point of view is the most commonly used mode of point of view. When it is used, the narrator relates all action in third person, and each character in the story is referred to third person pronouns such as "he", "she", "it" or "they".

Resolution/denouement

end of a literary work when loose ends are tied up and questions are answered

Imagery

language that appeals to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Writers use images, or sensory details, to bring a setting to life and convey a mood.

conflict

struggle between opposing forces

Omniscient third-person point of view

the narrator is an all-knowing observer who can relate what every character thinks and feels

Limited third-person point of view

the narrator relates some thoughts and feelings of only one character - but that character is not actually telling the story

Mood

the overall feeling of a literary work. Examples: gloomy, cheerful, serious, scary, peaceful, thoughtful, etc.,

Setting

the time and place (TP) of the action in the narrative.

man vs. self

where the main character of the story has a problem or struggle with him or herself