a character who remains unchanged in the course of a story

fictional representation of a person, usually but not necessarily, in a psychologically realistic way

a character who grows and changes in the course of a story

stereotypical character who behaves consistently and whom the audience can recognize and classify instantly

static, stereotypical character

latin for "god from a machine" any improbable resolution of plot involving the intervention of some force or agent from outside the story

resolution/denouement

the final stage in the plot. there the action comes to an end, and remaining loose ends are tied up

first stage of a plot where the author presents the information about characters or setting that a reader will need to understand the subsequent action

way in which the events of the story are arranged when there is more than one story but one string of events is clearly the most significant, the other stories are called subplots. plot in fiction often follows the pattern of action in drama.

stock character with a single dominant trait, such as miserliness, or single physical trait, like nearsightedness

character who is in conflict with or opposition to the protagonist. sometimes the antagonist may be a force or situation (way or poverty) rather than a person

presentation early in a story of situations, characters, or objects that seem to have no special importance but are later revealed to have a great significance

well-developed character, closely involved in the action and responsive to it

minor character whose role is to highlight the main character by presenting a contrast with him or her

latin phrase describing works like homer's lliad that begin in the middle of the action in order to catch a reader's interest

reasons behind a character's behavior

principal character of a drama or a work of fiction

point of greatest tension or importance, where the decisive action of a play or story takes place

variation on chronological order that presents an event or situation that occurred before the time in which the story's action takes place

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ashley vocab

Term	Definition
static character	a character who remains unchanged in the course of a story
character	fictional representation of a person, usually but not necessarily, in a psychologically realistic way
dynamic character	a character who grows and changes in the course of a story
stock character	stereotypical character who behaves consistently and whom the audience can recognize and classify instantly
flat character	static, stereotypical character
deus ex machina	latin for "god from a machine" any improbable resolution of plot involving the intervention of some force or agent from outside the story
resolution/denouement	the final stage in the plot. there the action comes to an end, and remaining loose ends are tied up
exposition	first stage of a plot where the author presents the information about characters or setting that a reader will need to understand the subsequent action
plot	way in which the events of the story are arranged when there is more than one story but one string of events is clearly the most significant, the other stories are called subplots. plot in fiction often follows the pattern of action in drama.
crisis	peak in the story's action
caricature	stock character with a single dominant trait, such as miserliness, or single physical trait, like nearsightedness
antagonist	character who is in conflict with or opposition to the protagonist. sometimes the antagonist may be a force or situation (way or poverty) rather than a person
foreshadowing	presentation early in a story of situations, characters, or objects that seem to have no special importance but are later revealed to have a great significance
round character	well-developed character, closely involved in the action and responsive to it
foil	minor character whose role is to highlight the main character by presenting a contrast with him or her
in medias res	latin phrase describing works like homer's lliad that begin in the middle of the action in order to catch a reader's interest
motivation	reasons behind a character's behavior
protagonist	principal character of a drama or a work of fiction
climax	point of greatest tension or importance, where the decisive action of a play or story takes place
flashback	variation on chronological order that presents an event or situation that occurred before the time in which the story's action takes place

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