having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion
What does "cunning" mean
100
The historical period, the yearn the date, the evening, the exact hour of day...
The geographical location, the continent, the country, the city, the area of the city, the house, the backyard...
What is the time and place
100
descriptions, direct/indirect speech, dialogue
What is narrative modes
100
The character(s) have experienced a change, they are not the same in the end of a story as they were in the beginning
What is development
100
This part of the story can either be in medias res or there can be a introduction
What is the opening of a story
200
open, honest, and direct in speech or writing, especially when dealing with unpalatable matters
What does "frank" mean
200
The pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or creative work, it can be gloomy, relaxed, tense...
What is the atmosphere
200
this narrative can be omniscient or limited
Which forms can the 3. p narrative have
200
This part of the story can be open or closed
What is the ending
300
characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm
What does "malicious" mean
300
The period in time in which the story takes place.
When you read about women in the 20's and African-Americans in the 50's and 60's it is different than when you read about it today.
What is the historical environment
300
This narrative can be intrusive or objective
What is 3. p
300
We divide characters into groups, some are less important than others, we use these words to characterise level of importance of the character
What is flat/round, simple/complex, minor/main
300
This is a a warning or indication of a future event
What is foreshadowing
400
showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial
What does "unbiased" mean
400
A story can be about a working class man trying to make ends meet, or about a decadent yuppie on wall street
What is the social environment
400
This narrative can be reliable or unreliable
What is 1. p narrative
400
a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group
the dialect of a particular social class.
What is dialect and sociolect
400
When the story is structured according to the true course of time
What is chronologically structured
500
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
What does "supercilious" mean
500
The Jewish boy's bar mitzvah, the iNdian girl's sari, the hippies experimenting with drugs
What is cultural environment
500
A genre where there are parts or the whole narrative is based on the author's own life
What is autobiography
500
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work, it appeals to the readers senses
What is imagery
500
a quality in a work of fiction that arouses excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen