elements of literature
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Short Story Literary Terms
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Plot
▪ Chain of related events that take place in a story; “framework” of the story
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Parts of the Plot Chart
▪ Exposition–background information
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Parts of the Plot Chart
Initiating Event Rising Actions (Complication)
▪ The first event in a story that triggers a conflict
▪ Develops the basic situation; the conflict grows
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Parts of the Plot Chart
▪ Climax–The most tense or
exciting part of the story
– something happens to decide the outcome of the conflict.
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Parts of the Plot
Falling Action Resolution
▪ Events which occur showing the effects of the climax
▪ Conflicts are often resolved; the end
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Conflict
▪ Struggle between or within characters or forces
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Flashback
▪ A scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point
▪ A memory
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Setting
▪ When and where the story action take place–Time: time period, time of day, refers to
“when?”–Place: country, state, specific location, refers
to “where?”
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Tone
▪ The emotional attitude an author take toward his subject or theme
Sarcastic
NaïveDepressedFunnyAngryRomanticDark Gloomy
Playful NostalgicOptimisticScarySuspensefulHeartbreaking
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▪ Think about what the movie trailers for these movies sound like….
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Mood
▪ The way a story makes the reader feel
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Point of View - How a story is told
▪ First Person– Narrator– The speaker is “I”
▪ Third Person– Used “he,” “she,” “they”
– Omniscient▪ All-knowing; the narrator can
see all action and may be able to show multiple characters’ thoughts
– Limited▪ Focuses on a single character;
may or may not include that character’s thoughts
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Theme
▪ idea about human life and human nature that gives meaning to a story; central message in a work of literature
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Foreshadowing
▪ When the author hints at something that will come later