third omniscient
narrator knows all of the character's thoughts and feelings
setting
time and place
symbol
person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else
theme
controlling idea or meaning of a literary work
person versus nature
character battles forces of nature; may live; may die
person versus person
character battles against another character
person versus society
character battles the community's acceptance; must be accepted or become an outcast
person versus self
character must make internal changes; decisions, etc.
genre
category or type of literature: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama
fiction
prose narrative that is a process of the imagination
plot
structure of the story line; sequence of events that make up the action of the story
plot line
graphic display of the action or events of the story
exposition
background information which includes setting and characters
initial incident
first action that starts the rising action
rising action
events of the story during which various problems arise leading up to the climax
climax
turning point in the action of the story
falling action
action of the story that follows the climax and leads to the denouement
denouement
the final resolution of the conflict; problems are solved
character
any individual in a literary work
protagonist
character undergoing conflict
antagonist
force working against the protagonist
dynamic/round
Character(s) undergoing significant change
static/flat
a character which remains the same
stock
a stereotyped character
characterization
the method(s) an author uses to reveal or develop characters
dialogue
a conversation carried on by characters in a literary work
conflict
problems which triggers action:
flashback
an interruption of a story's narrative order to present an earlier scene or event
foreshadowing
giving hints and clues of what is to come later in the story
mood
atmosphere (mood or feeling) pervading a literary text
narrator
the character or voice telling the story
point of view
angle or perspective from which the story is told
first
story is told by one of the characters (I/we) inside the story
third
told by someone (he/she/it) or voice outside the story
third limited
narrator knows some of the character's thought and feelings