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Literary Terms & devices Text elements, Rhetorical strategies & Devices

Text elements Setting Character Time and place of a story A person or animal in a story Protagonist: main character; conflict revolves around this character Antagonist: person/force who opposes the protagonist Dynamic: character changes as a result of story events Static: character remains the same throughout story Round: character displays several personality traits Flat: character displays one personality trait

Text elements Characterization Point of View Process the author uses to reveal a character’s personality Direct: author states character personality trait(s) Indirect: author provides clues about a character’s personality Methods of Indirect Characterization – physical description, how character talks, how others treat the character, thoughts/feelings/actions Point of View Perspective from which story is told 1st Person: one character telling story; I, me, my we, our… 3rd Person Limited: narrator reveals the thoughts of one character 3rd Person Omniscient: “all-knowing” narrator; reveals thoughts of all characters

Text elements Plot Conflict Sequence of events in a story Exposition: provides background info (setting, introduces characters and conflict) Rising Action: series of events/complications that lead to the climax Climax: turning point of story; point of highest emotion or intensity Falling Action: logical results of the climax; some conflicts resolved Resolution/Denouement: final outcome of story; final resolution of conflicts (some may be unresolved) Conflict Struggle between two opposing forces Internal: character struggles within his/her mind; usually complex, difficult decision External: character struggles with an outside force Man vs. Society Man vs. Nature Man vs. man

Rhetorical strategies Persuasive techniques; ways to appeal to the reader/audience Ethos: appealing to morals and ethics Based on writer’s character and credibility; in advertisements, using a dentist to recommend a particular toothpaste Pathos: appealing to morals and ethics Logos: appealing to morals and ethics