Literature Terms Plot Summary of the story Plot
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Literature Terms
Plot �Summary of the story �Plot has six parts � Exposition-Introduction of the story � Conflict-Something vs. Something � Rising Action-Events start to pick up � Climax-Highest action of the story � Falling Action-Events leading to solution � Denouement-Closing of the story
Setting �Where and when the story takes place �Most stories have both, but some may only give one or the other
Characters �People in the story �Most important part is the personality of the character
Point of View �Who is telling the story � 1 st Person-Someone inside the story is telling it � 3 rd Person Limited-Someone outside the story that does not know ALL the information � 3 rd Person Omniscient-Someone outside the story that knows EVERYTHING (all-knowing narrator)
Theme �What the reader takes away from the story
Tone �Emotions within the story �Usually 3 or 4 different moods within the story
Simile �Making a comparison of unlike things using like or as �She is as big as a house.
Metaphor �Making a comparison of unlike things without using like or as �Life is a casino where the lucky people are good.
Personification �Giving human characteristics to something that is not human �The wind tapped the man’s shoulder as he walked.
Hyperbole �A major exaggeration �That girl is as big as a whale.
