Literary Terms
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- THEME;
EXAMPLES; JK Rowling making Draco Malfoy a Slytherin because he is cunning.
- LITERACY CONFLICT
- INDIRECT CHARATERIZATION
- DIRECT CHARATERIZATION
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
EXAMPLES; Charlotte's web's theme is to never be afraid to speak up.
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is a method of indicating what a character is like by directly stating their personality traits. Characterization is the process of making a character (usually a fictional one but not always) seem like a fully fledged person by providing details about their personality.
is 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.
EXAMPLES; An author making a character's fear only appear through actions.
device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces. Conflict provides crucial tension in any story and is used to drive the narrative forward.
EXAMPLES; Harry potter being split up
- PLOT
the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
EXAMPLES; Percy Jackson going to mt. Olympus
- MOTIF
a short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed.
EXAMPLES; the moment the plot thickens or reaches the climax.
- SYMBOLISM
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
EXAMPLES; Uncle sam
- TONE
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
EXAMPLES; your mother yelling at you for not cleaning up your room.
- MOOD
he atmosphere or pervading tone of something, especially a work of art.
EXAMPLES; whenever you are happy or grieving.
- PERSONIFCATION
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
EXAMPLES; art of inhumanly things, such as depression, anger, grief, etc.
- GENRE
a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
EXAMPLES; R&B, pop, country, techno
- FORESHADOWING
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
EXAMPLES; That so raven's visions.