Literary Terms
When an author indirectly hints at what’s to come later on in the story to introduce tension to a narrative.
Foreshadowing
This point of view tells us what the main character thinks and feels from a vantage point “inside” the story as a character, narrating.
First-Person Narration
A thematic statement for the short story, "The Most Dangerous Game," can be written as: Skill and bravery
False: This is not a statement
Problems a character encounters in a story.
Conflict
A character with complex characteristics
Round Character
A figure of speech that makes a comparison of an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but states it as being something else
Metaphor
The narrator knows and tells all from an all-seeing, God-like perspective “outside” the story.
Third-Person Omniscient Narration
True or False: A theme should be specific only to the text it is describing
False: Themes should be universal
The turning point of the story
Climax
True or False: A character that experiences frequent mood swings in the stories can be defined as a dynamic character
False
Combines contradictory words with opposing meanings
Oxymoron
The narrator addresses the audience/ reader as characters in the story
Second-Person Narration
True or False: "Theme" is synonymous with "Topic"
False
Another way to describe the initial incident of the story
Antecedent Action
A contrasting character
Foil
When the audience is aware of the true intentions or outcomes, while the characters are not. As a result, certain actions and/or events take on different meanings for the audience than they do for the characters involved.
Dramatic Irony
The narrator limits their viewpoint to one character. and shows us what only one character thinks and feels.
Third-Person Limited Omniscient Narration
A theme is NOT defined as this type of lesson: concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character
Moral
The background information that the reader must have in order to understand the story. This is where characters and setting are introduced.
Exposition
A character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story
Dynamic Character
A statement that seems to say opposite things and yet is perhaps true.
Paradox
The narrator is simply a recorder, making no comment or interpretation of the events of a story
Third-Person Dramatic OR Objective Narration
A theme should NOT be expressed as this: a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
Cliché
Part of the plot where loose ends are tied up (resolution)
Denouement
True or False: A nemesis can be defined as a long-standing rival; an archenemy.
True