Literary Terms

When a person does something or says something not expected...

• Foreshadowing

• Static Character

• Shrine

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Tragedy and Comedy are examples of...

• Dialogue

• Drama

• Monologue

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

When a character wants something, but something else gets in the way...

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Climax

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Conflict

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Another word for denouement

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Climax

• This portion of the narrative helps deflate the plot's tension and gives the character time to unwind.

• Lays breadcrumbs, asks questions, and sets roadblocks to lead to climax.

• When a character wants something

• The point at which the highest level of interest and emotional response is achieved in a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

A visual representation of the story's events

• Plot Diagram

• Plot Picture

• Pinterest Board

• Inspo Board

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

A 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme.

• Ballad

• Narrative

• Sonnet

• Ballard

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A hint to something abstract, such as an idea or belief. Either an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story, but suggests or represents other meanings.

• Flashback

• Symbol

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A scene in a movie, novel, etc. set in a time earlier than the main story.

• Setting

• Conflict

• Era

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3