Character
Dynamic Character
A character who grows, learns, or changes by the end of the story, novel, or other literary piece by lessons learned through the story.
Author of Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer
What is a choir
a person or group of people who act as a narrator, commentator, or general audience to the action of the play
What is a novel
a long, fictional narrative which describes intimate human experiences. The novel in the modern era usually makes use of a literary prose style.
Chronological Order
(Time Order) Events are arranged in the order in which they happened
Flat character
A character who is not very well developed; has few identifiable characteristics, doesn't change very much through out the story.
Author of Contents of a Dead Mans Pocket
Jack Finney
Masks
Coverings worn over the face or part of the face of an actor to emphasize or neutralize facial characteristics often used in greek theater
What is an essay
a short nonfiction work about a particular subject
Flashback
A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events
Round Character
A character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work
Alexander Pushkin
Skene
building used as dressing room
What is a Biography?
story of a person's life written by another person
In media res
a piece of writing that begins in the middle of the action
Static Character
a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop.
Author of The Dreams Come True
Tenzing Norgay
Thespis
founding fathers of drama
what is an Autobiography?
writing about a person's life written by that person
Rising Action
A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
Foil
A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character (protagonist) or one who is nearly the same as the protagonist. The purpose of the foil character is to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast only
Author of The Masque of Red Death
Edgar Allen Poe
Tragos
tragedy
What is folk literature?
the traditional knowledge and beliefs of cultures that are transmitted by word of mouth
Exposition
A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.