Character
The main character in a work of fiction.
What is a protagonist?
reference literary works including myths and sacred texts; other works of art including paintings and music; or people, places, or events outside the text.
What is allusion?
a sentence or two that conveys a defensible claim about an interpretation of literature and that may establish a line of reasoning
What is thesis statement?
the point of view that a story is told from
What is narrator's perspective?
The arrangement of the parts and sections of a text, the relationship of the parts to each other, and the sequence in which the text reveals information are all structural choices made by a writer that contribute to the reader’s interpretation of a text.
What is structure?
emerges directly from a conflict of values represented in the narrative
What is a dynamic character?
a form of extended metaphor that often appears in poetry
What is a conceit?
an idea that can be argued and defended
What is a defensible claim?
the narrator relays what the characters of a work of fiction are thinking
What is third person all knowing (omniscient) perspective?
to focus one's mind on or vividly remember a past time or incident outside of the immediate plot
What is flashback?
A character with several traits; seems realistic
What is a round (complex) character?
exaggerates while understatement minimizes.
What is hyperbole?
information that directly pertains to an idea or can be argued to pertain to an idea; details or quotes from a passage to be interpreted
What is relevant evidence?
the physical distance, chronological distance, relationships, or emotional investment of the narrator to the events or characters of the narrative.
What is narrative distance?
The conflict is faced during the main, most dramatic event of the story.
What is a climax?
serve to illuminate, through contrast, the traits, attributes, or values of another character
What is a foil character?
a collection of images or descriptions of sensory images
What is imagery?
the way that claims and reasons are arranged to lead to the conclusion
What is a line of reasoning?
tells readers all the pertinent information they need to know, albeit from their own point of view, and they do so as accurately as possible and in good faith.
What is reliable narrator?
outside forces that obstruct a character in some way
What is external conflict?
a type of comparison that assigns a human trait or quality to a nonhuman object, entity, or idea, thus characterizing that object, entity, or idea
What is personification?
a complete sentence (or two) that express an opinion about an abstract idea
What is a thematic statement?
the narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters
What is third person point of view?
the underlying plot line that is created to place the characters in conflict with themselves or others
What is the dramatic situation?