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Sophomore Lit. Terms
Term | Definition |
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Fiction | narrative writing about imaginary people, places and events |
Short Story | work of fiction to be read in one sitting; it has one main conflict, few characters, limited details |
Characters | people or animals who take part in the action |
Round Characters | personality of the character is more developed; we know more about how the character thinks |
Flat Characters | only part of the character's personality is revealed |
Dynamic Character | character changes during the story usually as a result of the conflict |
Static Character | character does not change during the course of the story |
Stock Character | character who fits a fixed or conventional type of personality (ex. wicked stepmother) |
Protagonist | main character of the story, not always a "good guy" |
Antagonist | force against the main character (protagonist); not always a person, can be good or evil |
Foil | character who provides a striking contrast to another character |
Characterization | techniques used by the writer to develop characters |
Setting | refers to where and when the action of the story takes place-cultural references |
Plot | plan of action, arrangements of events in a story; plot comes from conflict or struggle between opposing forces |
Theme | the message of the story. a"universal idea" |
Narrator | the teller of the story |
Point of View | how a story is narrated |
First Person | "I" |
Third Person | "his/her" |
Third Person Omniscient | narrator is all-knowing and can see into the minds of others |
Exernal Conflict | conflict is between main character and someone/something |
Man vs. Man | between two characters |
Man vs. Society | between a character and society |
Man vs. Nature | between character and a storm, etc. |
Man vs. The Supernatural | between character and ghost, etc. |
Internal Conflict | conflict is between opposing tendencies in a character's mind |
Man vs. Self | internal conflict |
Interpersonal Conflict | between character and another of others |
Intrapersonal Conflict | within the person |
Irony | contrast between what seems to be and what actually is |
Situational | what the character expects and what really is are two different entities(things) |
Dramatic | reader or viewer knows something the character does not know |
Verbal | someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another |
Symbol | a person, place, or thing that stands for something beyond itself |
Surprise Ending | an unexpected turn near the end of the story |
Dialect | a special way of pronouncing or using language that is characteristic of a certain region or place |
Allusion | a reference to another work of literature, person, place, or event with which the reader should know |
Imagery | five senses; use of words to create vivid sensory experience |
Suspense | excitement or tension readers feel as they become involved with the story and want to know the resolution |
Forshadowing | a writer's use of hints and clues that indicate events, which will occur later in the story |
Mood | the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader |
Flashback | converstion, scene, or events that happened before the beginning of the story that interrupts the sequence of events |
Figurative Language | language that conveys ideas beyond ordinary meanings |
Style | the way language is used in a story |
Pseudonym | fake name assumed by an author |
Simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
Metaphor | a direct comparison between two things that are essentially unalike |
Exposition | background information on setting and characters |
Initial Incident | first event in a series of events that make up the plot of a story |
Rising Action | events between Initial Incident and Crisis |