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A minor character who contrasts with another, usually more important character.
Foil
An adversary, enemy, or opponent of the hero of the story.
Antagonist
The main character, or hero, of a story.
Protagonist
Resolution of conflict
Denouement
feeling of tension experienced as action unfolds
Foreshadowing
reader knows something the character does not
Dramatic irony
The narrator does not reveal any character’s thoughts or feelings.
Third-Person Objective Narration
the narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character through explicit narration
Third-Person Limited
the narration will reveal more than one characters’ internal workings
Third-Person Omniscient
the narrator tells the story of another person or group of people
Third-Person Narration
the way words and phrases are arranged to make a complete sentence
Syntax
is the feeling that is brought about within a reader by a literary work
Mood
character’s traits are revealed through dialogue, action, or thought
indirect characterization
writer tells us what a character is like
direct characterization
characters are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated
Flat characters
A larger work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals, religion, or politics.
Allegory
The use of language that is not meant to be interpreted in a literal or real sense
figurative language
character, place, thing, or event that stands for a larger idea or represents something else
symbol
a non-human subject is given human characteristics
personification
time and place of a story’s events
setting
The central message or insight of the work
Stated theme
The underlying meaning of a literary work. The main reason the author wrote the piece. It is not directly stated but is hinted at or suggested by the contents of the literary work
implied theme
The use of vivid descriptions or figurative language in writing. Appeals to one or more of the senses.
imagery
How the reader is allowed to see the action
point of view
This is the main topic of a work
subject