Allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Ambiguity
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Mood
the atmosphere of a piece of writing; it's the emotions a selection arouses in a reader.
Tone
the author's attitude toward a subject.
Theme
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
Plot
the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
Exposition
the part of a play or work of fiction in which the background to the main conflict is introduced.
Rising action
a series of events build toward the point of greatest interest.
Climax
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
Falling Action
the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
Resolution
the part of a story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out.
Verbal Irony
when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean. Verbal irony is often sarcastic.
Situational irony
actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.
Dramatic Irony
The audience knows something that the people in the story don't.
Dynamic Character
character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude
Static Character
character who undergoes little or no inner change
Protagonist
Main character in a story
Antagonist
the opposing force that brings conflict and is instrumental in the development of the protagonist
Round Characters
Complex characters that change throughout the story
Flat Characters
characters that stay the same throughout the whole story
Simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (as brave as a lion)
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
person vs person
A person against another person external conflict
Person VS Self
Internal conflict, Person fighting against their own emotions
Person VS Nature
person fighting against a natural disaster
Person VS Society
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