Vocab
Untidy, disorderly, messy. A person's appearance (hair, clothes, etc.)
Dishevelled
When the audience knows something that the characters do not.
Dramatic irony
Something that represents something else
Symbol
This POV gives unlimited knowledge of all characters
Omniscient
When the author tells you what a character is like
Direct characterization
The main point/idea of a text/dialogue
Gist
This character stays the same throughout the story
Static
When the author plants hints or clues in the story
Foreshadowing
The narrator is on the outside of the story (like watching a movie)
Objective
A character who is complex and has traits like a real person
Round
Showing embarrassment/shame
Sheepish
Struggle between two opposing forces
Conflict
Creates an anxious feeling for the reader; keeps them "on the edge of their seat"
Suspense
The narrator uses pronouns "I, me, we"
First person
Showing no regret or guilt
Remorseless
Huge, enormous, massive
Elephantine
Time, place, atmosphere
Setting
Feeling that the reader gets from the story
Mood
The event that gets the plot rolling
Initial incident
Someone who works with stone or marble
Mason
Distracted, preoccupied, inattentive, daydreaming
Absentminded
The underlying message/big idea
Theme
The 3 types of irony
Dramatic, verbal, situational
The 5 basic elements of plot
Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
The unknotting of a story; where questions are answered
Denouement