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Lit SS Terms

Here are some literary terms for our short story unit. Viola!

QuestionAnswer
Character the person, animal, or other being that takes part in the story's action.
Dynamic character that develops and grows during the course of the story
Static Character that does not change
Round Character that shows many different traits
Flat Character that shows only one trait
Characterization The act of creating and developing a character
Direct Characterization the author directly states a characters'traits
Indirect Characterization The author tells what a character looks like,does and says
Conflict a struggle between opposing forces
Plot the sequence of events in a literary work
Exposition introduces the setting, the characters, and a central conflict
Inciting incident introduces the central conflict
Climax rising action
Foreshadowing the use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
Irony (my favorite) The general term for literary techniques that potray differences between appearence and reality, or expectation and result
Mood the feeling created in a reader by the literary work or passage
Point of View directs the type and amount of information the writer reveals
Protagonist main character in a literary work
Setting The time and place of action
Symbol anything that stands for or represents something else
theme a central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work
Created by: phoenix1901
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