Transcript Literary Terms: - Higley Unified School District

Literary Terms:
• Unlock their
• Meanings!
CHARACTERS
• PROTAGONIST
The main character in a
work, on whom the author
focuses most of the
narrative attention –
The HERO!!
•
Antagonsist
• The character who
opposes the protagonist.
• The VILLAIN!!
CONFLICT
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CONFLICT IS THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN OPPOSING
CHARACTERS OR OPPOSING FORCES. IT CAN ALSO
BE INTERNAL.
CONFLICT GIVES THE STORY ITS ENERGY.
4 MAIN TYPES OF CONFLICTS
• 1. Man vs. Man
Examples: Sporting events / War / Business/
Competitions
TYPES OF CONFLICTS
2. Man vs Himself
Needs to make a difficult choice (dilemma).
“Should I or shouldn’t I.”
Example: Do I turn my best friend in for cheating on
the math test or keep my mouth shut?
Do I join my friends and tp Mr. H’s house Friday night
or do I stay at home?
TYPES OF CONFLICTS
• 3 – Man vs. Nature, Environment or
Society
• Examples: Natural Disasters (earthquakes,
hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.), flood, weather, etc.
• Others – Prejudice, Racism, the Economy
TYPES OF CONFLICTS
• 4. Man vs. Technology / Machine / Future
• Examples: Man / Society struggles with advancement
in technology.
• Gov’t spies on its citizens claiming it is necessary to
keep them safe from terrorist attacks.
• Some people unemployed as technology makes their
jobs obsolete.
CLIMAX
• Comes from Greek
word meaning ladder.
• The story’s most
emotional or
suspenseful moment.
The point at which
the story’s
main
conflict is resolved
or decided.
DIALECT
• Way of speaking that is
characteristic of a
particular region or a
particular group of
people
• May have a distinct
vocabulary,
pronunciation, and
grammar
• “Hey y’all!” Let’s git
some grub.”
FLASHBACK
• Scene in a movie, novel, short story, etc. that
interrupts the present action of the plot to
flash backward & tell what happened at an
earlier time.
Foreshadowing
When the author drops hints of what is to come
later in the story.
Used to help build suspense!
Flashback vs Foreshadowing
Do you know the difference?
TYPE of Irony
VERBAL IRONY
• Discrepancy between what is said and what is
meant.
Example: Telling a sick person, “You look great!”
• Example: After getting in a car accident and saying,
“Lucky me.”
DRAMATIC IRONY
• When the reader knows something that a character
does not know.
• Example: The
reader / audience knows the killer is in
the closet waiting to pounce but the young girl doesn’t
know the danger she is in.
SITUATIONAL
IRONY
• Example: Bank
robbers have their
get away car stolen
while they are holding
up the Wells Fargo.
When an event
happens that is
the opposite of
what the reader
expects.
PlOT
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Point of View (POV)
• Three
•Main
•Types
st
1
Person Point of View
• Author is one of
characters telling
the story.
• Uses first person – I
• Can only know what
character knows &
observes.
rd
3
Person LIMITED!!
Author uses third person
(he / she / it).
The narrator seems to be
someone standing outside
the story.
The narrator reports
speech and action, but
never comments on the
thoughts of other
characters.
3rd Person Omniscient
• All Knowing
• Told in 3rd person (he/ she/it)
• Knowledge and abilities are
unlimited
• Knows feelings, thoughts and
motives of characters.
• Think backstage pass at a
concert. Can go anywhere.
SETTING
• WHERE & WHEN A STORY TAKES PLACE!
• OR AS SOME LIKE TO SAY
• TIME & PLACE
• Constantly think – Why is the setting important
to this story or how does the setting influence
this story?
SUSPENSE
• Suspense is a state of uncertainty, anxiety and curiosity
as to the outcome of a story. The emotional tension
resulting from the reader’s desire to know, “What will
happen next?”
Symbolism
• A person, place, or thing stands for or
symbolizes something else.
• Example: Red, White & Blue = Patriotic
• Example: Red rose = Love
THEME
• Theme - The central
idea or purpose of a
work of literature.
It is the meaningful lesson
about life that is either
stated or implied (inferred).
TONE & MOOD
• TONE – The author’s
• attitude towards a topic.
• Often expressed through
• words & details.
• MOOD – How the writer’s
work makes the reader feel.