May Voc Flashcards
(10 cards)
A character who undergoes important internal changes (in attitude, beliefs, or
personality) throughout the story
Dynamic Character.
A well-developed character with a complex personality; they show a range of emotions
and grow or change over time.
Round character
A character who remains the same throughout the story; they do not experience
significant growth or change.
Static character
The literal, dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
style of writing.
The arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences; it affects the flow, clarity, and
Syntax
Ordinary written or spoken language without metrical structure, as opposed to poetry.
Prose
The narrator is a character in the story and tells it from their own perspective, revealing
only their own thoughts and experiences.
First-Person Limited Narrator
The narrator is outside the story and focuses on the thoughts and experiences of just one
character.
- Third-Person Limited Narrator
The narrator is outside the story and knows the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of all
the characters.
. Third-Person Omniscient Narrator
The narrator is outside the story and reports only what can be seen and heard, without
revealing any characters’ internal thoughts or feelings — like a neutral camera recording events
. Third-Person Objective Narrator