Session 4 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Teleological Plot
story types that drive towards some predefined end point or goal. One in which the events of the story and the behavior of the characters are driven, not by intrinsic human motivations and natural causes, but by the need to follow the plot
Freytag Triangle
Exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Cyclical
a narrative or literary work that follows a circular pattern, where the story ends in a way that connects back to the beginning. (everything is fine, something disrupts harmony, get back to that harmony)
Episodic
a story that is divided into a fixed set of episodes. Multiple episodes are usually grouped together into a series through a unifying story arc. (no overall trajectory, but hero who stumbles from one adventure to the next, no deeper connection. Ex: Spongebob, My First Palestinian.
Static
nothing changes; usually in post-modern or modern fiction, extremely rare. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Internal vs. External Plotlines
External–this is the character’s outer journey. The character has a concrete goal, encounters an external antagonist, and struggles with the conflict to get the goal. Internal–this is the character’s inner journey. The character has an abstract want, and in pursuing that, completes a character arc
Multiple Plot Lines
string of events relating to each other through cause and effect
Local Setting
“Semanticised space- spaces stories set up that are filled with meaning?
The text as a spatial system
Correspondences and contrasts” Ex: Bright green house in a field conveys a different meaning than a dark cabin on a mountain
One-dimensional characters (flat)
they have one trait only, do not show any complexity
Pluri-dimensional characters (round)
have some sort of internal struggle or multiple facets to them
Static Character
character des not change
Dynamic Character
character changes
Main Character
If a character takes up a lot of space and is important to the plot it is the main character, usually called the protagonist
Minor Character
fictional character in a book, movie or television series who either does not appear very often or is not very important
Protagonist
the leading character or one of the major characters
Confidant/e
someone to confide in
Antagonist
Antagonist does NOT mean evil, just a character( or thing: like nature) opposing the main character
Blocking character
someone who interferes or blocks the protagonist, Can be internal or external blocking (physical or moral)
Foil Character
a character who emphasizes a feature of the main character
Narratorial Characterisation
a characterization provided directly by the narrator
Figural Characterisation
- through figurative language or indirect methods. Characterisation provided by the character, almost have to interpret the characterisation. Ex: “Uhm, yeah. I guess she is pretty.” John said as he blushed.
Explicit Characterisation
directly stated, often through adjectives or descriptions
Implicit Characterisation
nonverbal behaviors such as appearances or dialogue (show don’t tell)
Auto-Characterisation
self-, the character characterises themselves
