Language Terminology Flashcards
Outside unreliable narrator
When the perspective offered makes us question the narrators reliability
Omniscient 3rd person
External narrator who has knowledge of one or more of the characters feelings
1st person
Told from the characters perspective
I
2nd person
Directed to the reader
You
Limited 3rd person
External narrator with knowledge of only one characters feelings
Dual perspective
Told from multiple perspectives
Non linear- fragmented
Events are not told chronologically
Linear or chronological
Events are told in order
Cyclical
Ends the same way it begins
Theme or motif
A reccuring element in the story
Atmosphere
The mood or tone set by the writer
Shift in focus
A switch or change in focus or perspective
Tension
The feeling of emotional strain
Climax
The most intense or decisive point
Foreshadowing
Hints at what is to come
Implying
