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Literary Terms

Literary Terms . PPACTS Review. PLOT. Plot is the storyline or series of events in a story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). At the heart of any plot is CONFLICT -the struggle between opposing forces or characters that create the dynamic tension in a work.

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Literary Terms

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  1. Literary Terms PPACTS Review

  2. PLOT • Plot is the storyline or series of events in a story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). • At the heart of any plot is CONFLICT-the struggle between opposing forces or characters that create the dynamic tension in a work. • Types of Conflict: human v. human, human v. self, human v. nature, human v. supernatural.

  3. Perspective The point of view from which a story is told. A story may have a bias (also known as a slant) which influences the reader. • 1st Person – When the story is narrated by a character in the 1st person using personal pronouns. For e.g. “I, We”. • 2nd Person- When the narrator speaks directly to the reader. For e.g. ‘You’.

  4. Perspective Con’t. • 3rd Person limited Omniscient- the narrator tells the story from an all-knowing point of view but is involved in the story somehow. • This type of narration is ALWAYS biased. • 3rd Person Omniscient- The narrator tells the story from An all-knowing pov and is NOT related to the story (not in story).

  5. Atmosphere • The mood of the story is created by the setting, plot events, and emotions of the characters. • Also referred to as tone. • Sample tone words: bleak, cheerful, happy, euphoric, dreamy, elated, ironic, joyful, peaceful, light hearted, romantic, sardonic, satiric, serious, threatening, vicious etc.

  6. Character • The main or minor characters propel the story forward. They always experience a conflict (personal, physical or psychological). Character is revealed by: • What the character says, does (actions), feels, and believes in • What the narrator says about the character

  7. Character Con`t. • What other characters say about the character • How they are helped by other characters and how they help themselves • Characters are static (flat) or dynamic (round) • Protagonist = Main character • Antagonist = opposes Protagonist

  8. Theme • Brainstorm subjects (e.g. innocence is a subject) • Theme is what the author is saying about a particular subject or topic in the work. • The theme generally states the transition the character experiences, often as a result of the conflict he or she has overcome. e.g. The journey from childhood innocence to adulthood is difficult yet meaningful.

  9. Setting • The time and place in which a story takes place. The 3 elements of setting are: • Time – of day (e.g. afternoon), the future, medieval times etc. • Place - e.g. city, country, kitchen, on a ship etc. • Environment – weather, society, noise level etc.

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