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English- Literature

TermDefinition
fiction A story about people and events that are NOT real. (FAKE)
non-fiction real people/events- not fake
setting Where and when the story take place.
mood The overall feeling that "a work" creates IN THE READER.
tone The overall feeling/attitude of the the writer or the characters in a work. (Most of the time mood and tone are about the same, but sometimes they go in opposite directions.)
narrator The person telling the story.
internal A character IN THE STORY who also tells the story. (1st person, unreliable)
external Someone “outside”/ not in the story, telling the story. (3rd person, reliable)
characters people, animals, other beings who take part in the plot
protagonist The character that the reader wants to succeed.- Goes through a major CHANGE (usually). The most sympathetic.
antagonist The character who is in conflict w/ the protagonist. (nature, society, part of the protagonist)
dynamic goes through a major change (usually the protag.)
static no change (usually antag.)
flat A character that we don’t know much about.- MOTIVATION
round Characters that the reader knows well.- MOTIVATION
motivation what drives a character to do what they do; to act in a certain way
internal A force from within the character that drives him or her to act.
external An outside force that drives the character to act.
conflict The problem/struggle experienced by the protag.
internal (Character vs. self)- struggle within the protag.
external (Character vs. Character, nature, society….)- struggle with an outside character or force
subject What the story is REALLY about.
theme What the reader is supposed to learn (life lesson) ABOUT THE SUBJECT.
Created by: ryleemcgahan
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