Jeopardy

Literary Elements

By: Ashley Grubbs

the study of the rules that govern the ways in which words combine to

form sentences. 

SyntaxFigurative LanguageTone

The sequence of incidents or events through which an author

constructs a story.

Plot Theme Point of view

Speaking an behaving as if in a stage play

Dramatized Dramatic Point of View Sentimentality

The author disappears into one of the characters

First-Person Point of viewOmniscient point of view Objective point of view

A figure of speech in which the speaker says the opposite of

what he or she intended to say

Verbal Irony Figurative Language Satirical Essay

Contrived or excessive emotion

SentimentalityTonePoeticize

Used to convey a truth by exposing some incongruity

IronyVerbal IronyFigurative Language

The quality in a story that makes the reader ask “What’s going to happen next?” or “How will this

turn out?”

Suspense Mystery Symbol

Arrangement of plot elements.

StructureRising ActionPlot

A sudden, unexpected turn or twist in the plot.

Surprise EndingHappy Ending Indeterminate Ending

The chance occurrence of two events that may have

correspondence.

CoincidenceChanceIrony

Who tells the story, determining how it is told

Point of View First Person Point of View Stream of consciousness

A text that uses irony, derision, or wit to expose or attack human

vice, foolishness, or stupidity.

Satirical Essay Irony Allegory

Latin for “god from a machine”

Dues ex machine Clientes es villa Soror es familia

An unpleasant outcome

Unhappy EndingFalling Action Conflict

Something that means more than it suggests on the surface

SymbolIrony Allegory

Works intended solely to entertain.

Commercial Fiction Mystery Literary Fiction

a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in

which a series of great achievements or events is

narrated

Epic Medieval Romance Fantasy

the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that

character's thoughts, words, and actions

Indirect CharacterizationDirect Characterization Point of View

Contrast between what the character says or thinks and

what the reader knows is true.

Dramatic IronyVerbal IronyIrony

same single action, scene, event, setting, or any element of

significance at both the beginning and end

FramePlot Structure

The occurrence of an event that has no apparent cause in

previous events.

Chance Climax Surprise

Occurs after the climax

Falling Action Rising Action Happy Ending

The narrator disappears into a kind of roving sound camera

Objective Point of ViewOmniscient Point of View Dramatic Point of View

The author’s reason for writing

Author’s PurposePoint of ViewTone

Story is told in third person, but from the viewpoint of one

character

Third Person LimitedPoint of View

First Person Point of View Dramatic Point of View

A moment of spiritual insight into life or circumstance

Epiphany Allegory Symbolism

Essential to a good plot

Artistic UnityFigurative LanguageStructure

The unexpectedness of what happens.

Surprise Irony Allegory

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Diction Connotation Style

The point in the story that generates the most interest.

ClimaxFalling Action Rising Action

The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or

performed

StyleTone Direct Presentation

Tells what a character is like by exposition or analysis

Direct Presentation Indirect Presentation Figurative Language

Give greater strength or firmness to

TonePoint of viewTheme

Readers are placed in the position of spectators at a movie

or a play

Dramatic Point of ViewStream of Consciousness Omniscient Point of View

Works intended to broaden, deepen, and sharpen the

reader’s awareness of life.

Literary Fiction Commercial Fiction Journal

Stereotypes figures

Stock Character Round Character Flat Character

As a literary genre of high culture, romance or chivalric romance is a style of heroic prose and verse narrative

Medieval romancesEpic Fantasy

A daily record of news and events of a personal nature

JournalDiaryMedieval Romance

Nonrealistic story

FantasyDiaryJournal

An unusual set of circumstances for which the reader craves an

explanation

MysteryIndeterminate EndingSuspense

Remains essentially the same person from the beginning to the

end.

Static CharacterStock Character Developing Character

Complex and many-sided

Round Characters Static Characters Developing Character

A book in which one keeps a daily record of events and

experiences

Diary Journal Plot

Shows the character through their actions

Indirect PresentationEpiphanyDirect Presentation

Usually have one or two predominant traits

Flat CharactersAntagonistRound Characters

Any force against the protagonist.

AntagonistStatic Character Falling Action

No definitive conclusion is reached.

Indeterminate EndingSurprise Unhappy Ending

uses figures of speech

Figurative LanguageVerbal irony Allegory

The apparently random thoughts going through a characters

head.

Stream of consciousnessPoint of ViewTheme

Controlling idea or central insight

Theme Tone Author’s Purpose

the process by which the personality of a fictitious

character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives,

phrases, or epithets

Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization Developing Character

The discrepancy between appearance and reality

Irony of situationSentimentality Fantasy

The description of a person’s character

CharacterizationPoint of View Direct Presentation

Immoderately heightened and distended language to

accomplish their effects

Poeticize Editorialize Diction

The central character in a conflict.

Protagonist Antagonist Developing Character

Told in third person, knowledge is unlimited

Omniscient point of viewFirst Person Point of ViewDramatic Point of view

A position in which a person must choose between two

courses of action, both undesirable.

Dilemma Symbol Chance

story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden

meaning, typically a moral or political one

AllegorySyntax Tone

Comment on the story, and instruct the reader how to feel.

Editorialize Author’s Purpose Style

An unjustified turn in the plot

Plot manipulationMysterySymbol

Occurs before the climax

Rising ActionPlot manipulationDirect Presentation

Undergoes distinct change of character

Developing CharacterStatic Character Protagonist

The protagonist solves their problems

Happy EndingMedieval RomancesEpic

A clash of actions, ideas, desires, or wills.

Conflict Antagonist Dilemma

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