Mid Term Vocabulary Flashcards
(33 cards)
Antagonist
A character in some stories who is in real or imagined opposition to the protagonist or hero.
Action
The thing or things that happen in a story’s plot-what the characters do and what is done to them
Character
Any person who plays a part in a narrative.
Climax
The turning point or high point of interest in a narrative.
Conflict
The opposition presented to the main character (protagonist) of a narrative by another character (antagonist), by events or situations, by fate, or by some aspect of the protagonist’s own personality or nature.
Crisis
The turning point in a narrative; the point at which the action reaches its climax and its resolution becomes inevitable
Denouement
The conclusion of an action or plot
Dialect
A particular variety of language spoken in a specific region
Dialogue
the written presentation of words spoken by characters in a narrative
epiphany
a “showing forth” or sudden revelation of the true nature of a character or situation through a specific event
exposition
the presentation of background information that a reader must be made aware of
flashback
a technique of exposition in which the flow of events in a narrative is interrupted to present an earlier incident that has bearing on the story
flat character
a simple one-dimensional, usually unchanging character who shows none of the human depth, complexity, and contrariness of a round character or of most real people
foreshadowing
the introduction of specific words, images, or events into a narrative to suggest or anticipate later events that are central to the action and its resolution
imagery
the use of images, especially of a consistent pattern of related images-often figurative ones- to convey an overall sensory impression
irony
the reader’s or audience’s awareness of a reality that differs from the reality the characters perceive (dramatic irony) or the literal meaning of the author’s words (verbal irony)
limited omniscience
the ability of a third-person narrator to tell the reader directly about any events that have occurred, are occurring, or will occur in the plot of a story, and about the thoughts and feelings of one particular character, or a few characters
metaphor
an implied comparison of two different things that is achieved by a figurative verbal equation of those things; “Love is a rose”, “war is hell”
motivation
the external forces (setting, circumstance) and internal forces (personality, temperament, morality, intelligence) that compel a character to act as he or she does in a narrative
objectivity
an attempt by an author to remove himself or herself from any personal involvement with the characters and actions of a story, to tell the story without bias and without expressing any personal opinions or making any personal judgements of the characters
omniscience
literally, “all-knowingness”, the ability of an author or a narrator (usually a third-person narrator) to tell the reader directly about any events that have occurred, are occurring, or will occur in the plot of a story and about the thoughts and feelings of any character
plot
the series of events in a narrative that forms the action, in which a character or characters face an internal or external conflict that propels the story to a climax and an ultimate resolution.
point of view
the perspective from which an author lets the reader view the action of a narrative
protagonist
the main character of a narrative; its hero.
