Term Identification
Character
the person who takes part in the action of a literary work
Bonus question (100): A character that is presented as the main character's rival is called?
Protagonist
the “main character:” whoever it is supposed to have our primary focus.
Bonus question (100): This can sometimes be more than one character. When that happens, you can sometimes tell that one character is the
“primary” main character and one character is the “secondary” or “tertiary” main character. What are these called?
Audience
The people who are experiencing the performance. This includes the other performers
– they are audience members for both their and the other actors’ performances
Cornwall
King Lear
Bonus Question (100): Who is the Protagonist of King Lear?
What is the difference between dynamic and static characters?
characters might be considered “dynamic,” in that they change as a result of the events
of the story, or “static,” where they largely remain unchanged
Setting
the time and place where the action of a literary work happens.
Bonus Question (200): What is the difference between setting and space in Drama?
Exposition
This is where the characters and setting are introduced to the readers
Close Reading
examining the words the author uses, their use of literary devices, or careful consideration of those elements of the work that stick out to you.
Starling
Patterns of a Murmuration, in Billions of Data Points
Bonus Question (200): Who are Starling's mothers?
What are internal and external conflicts?
External conflict – between the protagonist and antagonist when the antagonist is another person or persons,
society at large, or nature or some other force.
• “Man vs. Man”
• “Man vs. Society”
• “Man vs. Nature.”
• Internal conflict – between the protagonist and antagonist when the antagonist is some internal aspect of the
character.
• “Man vs Self.”
Plot
the series of events and character actions that relate to the central
conflict
Rising Action
The catalyst that sets the story in motion, which forces the protagonists out of their comfort zone
Bonus question (300): What is another (more technical) term for "comfort zone?"
Falling Action
This is where we find out the consequences of the decision the protagonists made
Diginets
The Lifecycle of Software Objects
Bonus Question (300): Name three Diginets
Name 6 terms that appear both in fiction and drama.
Character, Setting, Plot, Conflict, Theme, Protagonist, Antagonist, etc.
Conflict
the struggle between people or things within a literary work
Climax
This is where the protagonists are faced with a decision as a result of the rising action. This decision will affect the rest
of the story
Resolution
The conflict set in motion in the rising action has been resolved through the
decision made in the climax
Bonus Question (400): What is another term for resolution?
Burberry Gentility dishes
Sole and Despotic Dominion
What are the three unities?
Unity of Action: this is the idea that a tragedy should have a single storyline or, to put it
another way, one principal action that occurs. This means no mixing of comedy and
tragedy.
• Unity of Time: this is the idea that the action of a tragedy should occur over a period of a
single day.
• Unity of Place: this is the idea that a tragedy should occur in one singular location
Theme
the central idea or belief the reader is supposed to take away from a
literary work
Literary Device
any specific aspect of a work of literature that we can identify, interpret, or analyze
Bonus Question (500): What are its two categories?
Dramatic Action
is the movement of the drama from the
introduction, explanation of ideas in the play, and conflict to a
resolution
Bonus Question (500): what is it's difference with plot and conflict?
Tammuz
Silently and Very Fast
Bonus Question (500): Who is the protagonist of this story?
What are the different parts of Kishōtenketsu?
Ki: Introduction – who are the characters?
• Shō: Development – deepening our relationship to the characters and letting us relate to them.
• Ten: Twist – the complication that may involve conflict, but may also just be something the characters must adjust
to.
• Ketsu: how the characters reaction to the complication introduced.