English Literacy Terms
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- Plot
- The sequence of events in a literary work.
- Flat Character
- A one-dimensional character.
- Stage Directions
- Dramatist's instructions, describing how the work is to be performed.
- Dynamic Characters
- A character who never changes.
- Exposition
- Introduces the characters, setting, and the basic situation.
- Characters
- The person's taking part in a literary work.
- Dynamic Character
- A character that develops and grows over the course of the story.
- Dialogue
- Conversation between characters.
- Theme
- The message(s) about the nature of people or about life.
- Setting
- The time and place of the action
- Figurative Language
- Can include such examples as: irony, simile, metaphor, hyperbole.
- Conflict
- The struggle between opposing forces.
- Soliloquy
- A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on a stage.
- Monologue
- A speech by one character in a play.
- Round Character
- A character with many traits, faults, as well as virtues.
- Foil
- A character who is contrasted with another character.