Literary Terms Set One English I
Protagonist Antagonist Narrator Character Setting Conflict
Examples: Protagonist- Antagonist- Setting-
CONFLICT Internal- Man vs. Himself External- Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society
Sequence of events in a story PLOT Sequence of events in a story
Plot Elements Exposition Narrative Hook Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution (Denouement)
Exposition: Background Information Narrative Hook: Catches your attention by introducing the story’s conflict
Rising Action: Adds complications of details to the story to advance the plot Climax: Turning point of the story
Falling Action: Result of the climax Resolution: The final outcome of the story
SUSPENSE Growing feeling of excitement or anxiety that makes the reader wonder what will happen next
Genre: Category of literature Ex: Novel Short Story: A brief fictional prose narrative that may be read in one sitting Fiction: Literary work of the imagination
FLASHBACK Break in time sequence when character returns to an earlier time by remembering the past
FORESHADOWING Clues or hints to the future to prepare the reader for up-coming plot development
Review Genre Plot Short Story Antagonist Climax Narrative Hook Resolution External Conflict
Rising Action Protagonist Flashback Fiction Narrator Exposition Falling Action Foreshadowing Internal Conflict