Literary Terms

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

• Foreshadowing

• Static Character

• Shrine

• Irony

Tragedy and Comedy are examples of...

• Dialogue

• Drama

• Monologue

• Symbolism

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

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Climax

• Rising Action

The period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Conflict

• Falling Action

Another word for denouement

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Resolution

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.

A visual representation of the story's events

• Plot Diagram

• Plot Picture

• Pinterest Board

• Inspo Board

A 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme.

• Ballad

• Narrative

• Sonnet

• Ballard

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

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

• Setting

• Conflict

• Era

• Flashback