Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Literary Terms - Coggle Diagram
Literary Terms
-
cheerful
the atmosphere of the narrative. Mood is created by means of setting, attitude, and descriptions
-
a kind of metaphor in which you describe an inanimate object, abstract thing, or non-human animal in human terms
-
Genre
a category of literature identified by form, content, and style
Maus is an example of a literary genre called the graphic novel, sometimes better known as the comic book. In Maus, Spiegelman tells the story of the Holocaust using animal characters
-
-
The central idea, topic, or point of story, essay, or narrative is its theme
"A man, fueled by an urge for power and control due to his own pride, builds a supercomputer. That supercomputer then takes over the world, causing chaos and struggle galore."
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
a method of indicating what a character is like by revealing their personality through descriptions of their actions, speech, appearance, and interactions with other characters
“As Jane walked past the box labeled 'Free Puppies,' she furtively glanced around her, then gave the box a swift kick.”
-
-
-
-
-
-
the sequence of events that make up a story, whether it’s told, written, filmed, or sung
The story begins to slow down and work towards its end, tying up loose ends
-
-
symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story. Motifs can be symbols, sounds, actions, ideas, or words
Throughout a story, there is surprisingly bad weather—snow, freezing rain, and even a tornado. These weather conditions further emphasize the larger theme of nature’s power over humans
-
-
a literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning
-
-
-
-
-
-
