EQ: What literary terms do I need to know in 9th grade literature

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EQ What literary terms do I need to know in 9th
grade literature?

• August 10, 2007

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Fiction

• Works of prose that have imaginary elements
• Purpose is to entertain
• Also provides the reader with an understanding of
  life

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Ask yourself . . .Do I understand these literary
terms?

• Fiction
• Setting
• Main and minor characters
• Dynamic and static characters
• Theme

• Plot
• Exposition
• Rising action
• Climax
• Falling action

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Two types of fiction

• Novel
• Short story

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4 basic elements of novel/short story

• Plot
• Character
• Setting
• Theme

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Plot

• Definition the sequence of events in a story
• A blueprint of what happens, when it happens, and
  to whom it happens
• Built around conflictsproblems or struggles
  between opposing forces

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4 stages of development in a plot
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Expositon

• Introduces characters and setting
• Supplies background
• Sets tone

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Rising Action

• Introduces complications
• Builds suspense
• Is when the plot thickens

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Climax

• Is the turning point of the story
• Is the moment when suspense reaches its peak
• Results in change for the main character
• Sometimes occurs at the end of the story, without
  being followed by falling action

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Falling Action

• Occurs after climax of story
• Resolves conflict
• Ties up loose ends of the story

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Read The Necklace

• Who are the characters in the story?
• What is the setting of the story?
• What is the main conflict in the story?
• Think about real (genuine) and fake.
• Be ready to discuss the difference there is
  between something that is a genuine and a fake
  if no one can tell them apart.