Lit terms 1-4

a transition to an earlier event in the novel; returning to an earlier time for the purpose of making something clear

The narrator and characters directly tells the reader what another character looks like or what kind of person they are

one of the three major types of literature; stories written to be performed by actors made up of dialogue

facts, reasons, and examples that support the main idea of a paragraph or piece

an expected outcome does not happen, or its opposite happens instead

Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or enviornmental changes

the person or thing working against the protagonist, or hero, of the work

a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the story of another person's life

a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literacy work

one of the three major types of literature; the ordinary form of written language

a character who changes as a result of the events in the story

a division or type of literature

The author's attitude or beliefs about the topic. Usually positive, negative, or neutral.

a long work of fiction with characters, plot, conflict, and setting; many contain several themes

a form of nonfiction in which a person tell his or her own life story

someone who serves as a contrast or challenge to another character

a character has many different character traits which sometimes contradict one another

the narrator and characters DO NOT directly describe a character, but rather the reader must make inferences

a brief work of fiction with the same elements of a novel, but shorter

a widely-told story about the past, which may or may not be based on fact

Things that the reader figures out by using the author's clues and what the reader already knows.

a story composed orally and then passed down from person to person by word of mouth

a literary technique in which something is the opposite of what is expected or intended

Written messages from one person to another

the way in which the author tells the story; the perspective from which the story is told

Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

one of the three major types of literature; often divided in lines and stanzas using regular rhythm and contain rhyme

What plot element is F?

the major problem or struggle that the character must face in a fictional story

a character who only has one or two characteristics and can be described in a few words

prose writing about imaginary characters and events but include real people and historical events from the past

speaker is a character in the story; uses "I, me, my, ect."

What the piece or paragraph is mostly about; the topic of the piece

the _______ us what makes something happen, and the _______ is what happens as a result

What plot element is E?

explains the actions of greek or roman gods or hero's, or the origins or nature

the time and the place of the action in a literary work

giving hunts ot a clue of what is to come later in the story

the use ofwords to create a picture in the readers mind based on sensory details

a short nonfiction piece of writing that focuses on one subject

a writer or speaker says one thing but realy means something completely different

Prose writing that tells about real people, places, or objects

The audience or the reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know

What plot element is C?

the conflict can occur between the central character and either another character, society, or natural forces

The main character or hero of the story

the main character is in conflict with himself or herself

What plot element is A?

What plot element is D?

sequence of events in a literary work, a series of related incidents that build upon one another as the story develop

the overall message that a work of literature conveys; the view of life and how people behave

Conversations between characters

the method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

a brief story of poem, usually with animals for characters, that teaches a lesson known as a moral

imaginary characters and events that seem like they could be real. do not need imagination to belice the story

the narrator shares the motivations, thoughts, and feelings of only one character; uses "he, she, him, her ect."

a short descriptive passage that uses imagery to capture a moment in time

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art in a piece of writing

Plot structure in which each main character has a separate but related story line that merges in the end

the way in which an author writes or tells a story.What sets one author apart from another and creates the "voice"

the written description of one, single memory of a person's life

feelings created in the story. How you, the reader, are supposed to feel when you read a piece.

essey-like pieces published in magazines, newspapers, and online

What plot element is B?

language that is used by a group of speakers who are from the same location, social class, or group

A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else

a character who does not change much throughout the story