Final review

Key elements~

Tone: how the author wants us to make us feel; authors attitude
Mood: how we feel when we read a text; how the author feels
Diction: words the author uses
Syntax: how words are used; the way the author puts the words together 
Allusion: (close to foreshadowing but a hint a author gives you) a reference to something that the author thinks we should know
Theme: the message the author is trying to give; the main concept of the story; central message
Universal Theme: when a theme is relatable by a wide range of readers
Symbols: symbol that stands for something to the world , also a symbol refers to a referent
Symbolism: the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
Foreshadowing: author gives us a hint for what's going to happen later in the story

Para-verbal: the quality of voice but not the content

Nonverbal: not involving or using words or speech

Diction: style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words

Mono-myth: a basic pattern that its proponents argue is found in many narratives from around the world



Parts of a Plot~
Exposition: the introduction of the setting, characters and problem
Inciting Incident: the event or decision that begins a story's problem
Rising Action: the part of the story that builds suspense as the problem gets worse
Climax: the high point of the suspense or turning point in the story
Falling Action: events after the climax that lead to an ending
Resolution/Denouement:  the final outcome of the story

Characters~
Indirect: the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.
Direct: the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets
Dynamic: a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude
Static: a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop
Flat: an easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author.
Round: a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author