Narrative Situation
Dr. Watson is by far one of the most famous examples of this type of narrator.
What is an onlooker?
This moment of great tension constitutes the tipping point of the story.
What is climax?
This Taylor Swift song is also the term used to refer to a protagonist with negative traits.
What is an anti-hero?
The setting of a story refers to these two elements.
What are space and time?
This concept has to do with what a story is about on a concrete level.
What is subject matter?
This element is determined by the narrator's use of pronouns.
What is a point of view?
This element from the plot structure can be exemplified by Romeo drinking the poison and Juliet stabbing herself.
What is resolution?
The big bad wolf is a great example of this type of character that is in direct conflict with the protagonist.
What is an antagonist?
The setting of a story is rarely inconsequential. It is important to consider the impact of time and space through this concept.
Ex.: A story happening in the south of the United States prior to the Slavery Abolition Act.
What is sociocultural context?
This is the main thematic concept in Romeo and Juliet.
What is love?
This type of narrator, found in the Harry Potter series, helps generate tension by not revealing what is going on with the antagonists.
What is a limited narrator?
This literary device is used profusely in The Black Cat to presage the fate of the narrator.
What is foreshadowing?
In some modern reimaginations of fairy tales, the big bad wolf has been reimagined as this type of character. In these stories the big bad wolf is more complex and nuanced and is not reduced to stereotypes.
What is a round character?
Authors use this literary device to complete the setting and appeal to the reader's senses.
Ex.: It was raining when the main character got dumped.
What is imagery?
This concept has to do with the argument is trying to make through the story.
What is thematic statement?
This literary element can be manipulated by altering the chronological order of the narrative.
What is narrative time?
Dystopian stories often revolve around this type of conflict.
What is character vs society?
The opposite of a dynamic character.
What is a static character?
These elements of the story that are used to represent something else often give literature students a hard time.
What are symbols?
This is the main thematic concept in the Hunger Games series?
What is inequality or authoritarian government or media spectacle or rebellion?
This literary device can be observed when the story is interrupted to describe the setting or the appearance of characters.
What is a pause?
This man gave his last name to the pyramid-shaped diagram used to identify the key moments of a storyline. (last name only)
Who is Freytag?
Dynamic characters are recognized by this characteristic.
What is ability to evolve?
This concept refers to the feeling evoked by the setting through imagery and symbolism.
What is atmosphere or mood?
This is the thematic statement made by Suzanne Collins through the Hunger Game series.
What is the power of love and compassion to defy dehumanization in a divided society? (or something along these lines)