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English 10

character, plot, setting, theme, etc

TermDefinition
Plot Events that take place that are causally related to one another
Exposition Find out about characters and how they are related to each other; position is static and stable
Inciting Incident Begins changes to the characters world
Rising Action Things get more and more tense
Climax/Turning Point Something happens that cannot be undone
Falling Action How the characters deal with the turning point
Resolution/Conclusion How things work out in the end
Subplot Involves different side characters
Freytag's Pyramid Typical kind of narrative structure
Narrative Viewpoint Person, animal, object that the reader views the action through
Third Person Unknown voice is speaking
Third Person Limited The narrator sees into the mind of one character
Third Person Omniscient The narrator sees into every characters mind
Second Person "You" viewpoint; giving orders to somebody
First Person "I" viewpoint; usually unreliable
Implied Author Real authors feelings/thoughts versus the narrators thoughts/feelings
Character Human or human equivalent
Central Character Often in conflict with another person
Character Foil Contrasts the main character or is an opposition to the main character
"Stock" Characters Stereotypical characters: good cop and bad cop, etc.
Archetypes Remind us of a different story
Round Character Character we get to know a lot about
Flat Character Character we don't get to know a lot about
Dynamic Character Character that changes
Static Character Character that does not change
Setting Time or place
Time Could be an era, a year, a specific day, a season, a time of day, etc.
Specific Setting Impacts theme
Author Time When the book is written
Reader Time When the book is read
Archetypes Symbols that are found in many other stories and cultures
Invented Symbols Specific to story
Symbol Something that has a meaning beyond itself
Allusion Reference to another work that the reader is expected to know
Theme What is being communicated throughout the story
Contemporary Fiction Theme About the relationships of humans or some sort of insight into human life
Older Fiction Theme Moral lesson, guide to human behavior
Clues to Theme Title, repetition, thematic statements, character dynamism
Created by: kate.carlson
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