14. Irony--
• Verbal
Irony—saying
the opposite of
what is meant.
An acute example
of this would
be sarcasm. Ex.:
as clear as mud
• contrary to fact; contrast between
appearance and reality, usually one that is
opposite from what is expected
18. Plot
a related series
of incidents in a
literary plot that
build toward the
point of greatest
interest
the part of a
literary plot that
occurs after
the climax has
been reached
and the conflict
has been
resolved
19. Point of View
• The perspective that the author has chosen to
tell the story.
20. Point of View--first person, author
participant
• point of view in which the author is telling
the story from the viewpoint from inside a
particular character. "I, me, my"
21. Point of View--second person point
of view
• point of view in which the author is telling the story from your
viewpoint. The author uses the pronoun "you" and places the
reader within the story. This is rarely used.
22. Point of View--third person, author
limited
• point of view in
which the
author is telling
the story from
the viewpoint of
one character's
thoughts,
actions,
knowledge."He,
she, it"
23. Point of View--third person, author
omniscient
• point of view in which the
author is telling the story
from the viewpoint of all the
characters, their thoughts
and actions. Narrator is
outside of the story. "He,
she, it"
25. Stereotype
• a widely held but
fixed and
oversimplified
image or idea of
a particular type
of person or
thing.
• A typecast,
preconceived
conception or
image of a
person or group