All terms in this list:
Literature: .Written works, esp. those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit
Character: A being involved in the action of a story.
Setting: The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set.
Plot: The general course of a story including significant events that determine its course or significant patterns of events.
symbolism: Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
Action: Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
Climax: The turning point in a plot or dramatic action, especially one marking a change in the protagonist's affairs.
Rising Action: A part of a book or play in which more things start to happen. The rising action leads to the climax.
Point of View: An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.
Theme: The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
Conflict: To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
Resolution: The action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter
First person (Narration): the narrator is the story’s protagonist
Third Person (Narration): the narrator is an onlooker reporting the story.
protagonist: The main character in a literary work or drama.
Antagonist: An opponent or enemy.
Narrator: The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.
Framing: The same features of setting or topic used at the beginning and ending of the work, so as to frame or enclose the work
Imagery: The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects; imitation work; images in general, or en masse.
Irony: contrast between what is stated and what is really meant
Mood: Feeling resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer's attitude and point of view
Style: The manner in which a writer combines and arranges word, shapes ideas, and utilizes syntax and structure
Tone: The attitude the narrator/writer takes toward a subject and theme
Red Herring: Introduces an irrelevant point to distract the audience from the main or current argument
Falling Action: part of the plot structure in which the complications of the rising action are untangled. Same as denouement
Foreshadowing: To hint at or to present an indication of the future beforehand
Plot: the arrangement of the narration based on the cause-effect relationship of events
Structure: Organization or arrangement of the various elements in a work
Tragedy: Character is brought to disastrous end
Paradox: Contradictory statement that can be true "fight for peace"
Straw-man: Writer denounces an easier, less defensible argument than the one at hand
Restrospection: An earlier event is inserted into the normal chronology of the narration
Diction: Word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect
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