Antagonist
• the character or force which opposes the
main character
Protagonist
• the main character
in a work of fiction
• the turning point of a story
Conflict
• a problem to be resolved; a struggle within
a character, between characters, or with
an outside force
Conflict-man v. man
Conflict-man v. nature
Conflict-man v. himself
Conflict-man v. society
Denouement
• the resolution;
loose ends are
tied up
Exposition
• background information within the story
Flashback
• reenactment of a past event
Foreshadowing
• hints or clues given to the outcome of a story
Irony-• contrary to fact; contrast between
appearance and reality, usually one that is
opposite from what is expected
• Verbal Irony—saying
the opposite of what is
meant. An acute example
of this would be sarcasm.
Ex.
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=lmSBrmgdKts&li
st=PL77RvrOzPpBqZcnTyrj
3XMj8b9i5gGH-c&index=2
Irony of situation
involving a situation in which actions have an effect
that is opposite from what was intended, so that the
outcome is contrary to what was expected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqg6RO8c
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Dramatic Irony- is defined as when
an audience watching a play
understands what's going on in a
situation while the characters are
unaware of what is happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aCgSwmm5Ho&index=2&list=PLnYxHMyibkdqcOE0do
ewgCn8l8uF2gmiP
Plot
a related series
of incidents in a
literary plot that
build toward the
point of greatest
interest
the part of a
literary plot that
occurs after
the climax has
been reached
and the conflict
has been
resolved
Setting
• the time and the place
of a story
Stereotype
• a widely held but
fixed and
oversimplified
image or idea of
a particular type
of person or
thing.
• A typecast,
preconceived
conception or
image of a
person or group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iZc8SuWML8
Symbol
• something that stands
for something else
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhijmmePlU8
Theme
• the
main/central
idea of a
story
Genre
• a category of literary or artistic work