Literary Terms Flashcards
(53 cards)
Brief fictional story
Short story
Events in the story
Plot
Message or lesson
Theme
Where and when the story takes place
Setting
How a character is portrayed
Characterization
The narrator tells us what a character is like ¨Youre a mean one, Mr.Grich!¨
Direct characterization
We find out through dialogue, description of the character, and what others say
Indirect characterization
Main character
Protagonist
A character that has a conflict with the protagonist
Antagonist
Many human traits to make a personality
Round character
One personality trait-stereotype
Flat character
A character who changes mentally by the end of the story
Dynamic character
Character who doesnt change
Static character
Expectation vs. reality
Irony
Sarcastic remarks¨I can’t wait to go to Ms.Baillie’s class to take notes!¨
Verbal irony
Something happens that isn’t expeced=fire station burns down, powerplant goes out, police station gets robbed.
Situational irony
The audience knows something that the character doesn’t. A killer is behind the shower curtain-victim walks in
Dramatic irony
Man vs. self
Internal conflict
Man vs. Man
External conflict
The perspective of the story
Point of view
Narrator uses I
First-person
The narrator is not in the story but knows all things
Third person omniscient
The narrator is not in the story but only knows one person’s point of view
Third person limited
Second person
“you”, recipes, how-to guides, instructions
