Unit 2 A ELAR

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Characterization

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The method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance (direct characterization) or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc. (indirect characterization).

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Conflict

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In literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story. Conflict may be internal, as a psychological conflict within a character, or external (e.g., man versus man, man versus nature, or man versus society).

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Editing

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A stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling.

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Figurative language

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Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices.

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device used by an author to provide hints about future events and details that may occur later in the story.

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Literary device

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A specific convention or structure—such as imagery, irony, or foreshadowing—that is employed by the author to produce a given effect.

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Literary text

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Written works that are generally recognized as having artistic value. Basic forms of literary texts include prose, fiction, drama, poetry, and literary non-fiction.

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Mood

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The atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; mood can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme.

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Personal narrative

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An expressive literary piece written in first person that centers on a particular event in the author’s life and may contain vivid description as well as personal commentary and observations.

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Plot

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The basic sequence of events in a story that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.