Antagonist• the character or force which opposes

the main character

Protagonist• the main

character in a work of fiction

• the turning point of a story

Conflict

• a problem to be resolved; a struggle within a character, between characters, or with an outside force

Conflict-man v. man

Conflict-man v. nature

Conflict-man v. himself

Conflict-man v. society

Denouement• the

resolution; loose ends are tied up

Exposition

• background information within the story

Flashback

• reenactment of a past event

Foreshadowing

• hints or clues given to the outcome of a story

Irony--

• Verbal Irony—saying the opposite of what is meant. An acute example of this would be sarcasm. Ex.: as clear as mud

• contrary to fact; contrast between appearance and reality, usually one that is opposite from what is expected

Irony of character

Irony of situation

Plota related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest

the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved

Point of View

• The perspective that the author has chosen to tell the story.

Point of View--first person, author participant

• point of view in which the author is telling the story from the viewpoint from inside a particular character. "I, me, my"

Point of View--second person point of view

• point of view in which the author is telling the story from your viewpoint. The author uses the pronoun "you" and places the reader within the story. This is rarely used.

Point of View--third person, author limited

• point of view in which the author is telling the story from the viewpoint of one character's thoughts, actions, knowledge."He, she, it"

Point of View--third person, author omniscient

• point of view in which the author is telling the story from the viewpoint of all the characters, their thoughts and actions. Narrator is outside of the story. "He, she, it"

Setting• the time and the

place of a story

Stereotype• a widely held but

fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

• A typecast, preconceived conception or image of a person or group

Symbol• something that

stands for something else

Theme• the

main/central idea of a story

Genre

• a category of literary or artistic work

Short Story

• a fictional work of literature meant to be read in one sitting

Novel

• a extended fictional work in prose

Types of Novel

• Gothic romance, realistic, adventure, satire, science fiction, historical, allegorical