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Literary Terms
Midterm Literary Terms
Question | Answer |
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Plot | series of events |
Genre | type of literature (fiction, memoir, play etc.) |
Protagonist | Character around whom the story revolves, main character. |
Antagonist | Character who tries to stop the protagonist from achieving his/her goals. |
Static Character | Does not change by the end of the story (ex.Curley) |
Dynamic Character | Changes by the end of the story(Walter Younger) |
Flat Character | Has only one side to their personality(Linder) |
Round Character | Shows several sides of his/her personality(Mama) |
Setting | Where and when the story takes |
Fiction | Literature that is not factual (novels, short stories) |
Nonfiction | literature that is factual or true (memoir) |
Point of View | The vantagge oint from which the story is told. |