Lit 1
The lesson, message, or main idea of a story
Theme
It is a conversational passage, or a spoken or written exchange of conversation between characters.
Dialogue
the manner in which a story is narrated or depicted and who it is that tells the story.
Point of View
What is 1st person POV?
In first person point of view, the narrator tells the story from his or her own perspective. You can easily recognize first person by its use of the pronouns "I" or "We." First person offers the author a great way to give the reader direct access to a particular character's thoughts, emotions, voice, and way of seeing the world—their point of view about the main events of the story.
What is the order of parts for Freytag's Pyramid?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax. Falling Action, and Conclusion
The dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. It is the issues or problems that occur in a story.Without this, there is no plot.
Conflict
What are the 3 sub-types of External Conflict?
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, & Man vs. Society
What are the types of point of view?
1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person POV
What is 2nd person POV?
Second person point of view uses the pronoun "you" to immerse the reader in the experience of being the protagonist.
presents the setting (time and place), characters (protagonist – hero/heroine, antagonist – villain), and the basic conflict.
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
External Conflict
the character telling the story
Narrator
What is the difference between a reliable narrator and observer narrator?
Reliable- trustworthy, mature, honest, logical, sane, etc.
Unreliable-untrustworthy, immature, dishonest, illogical, insane, etc.
What is 3rd person POV?
the narrator is someone (or some entity) who is not a character in the story being told. Third person point of view uses the pronouns "he," "she," and "they," to refer to all the characters. It is the most common point of view in writing.
What is rising action?
-is the second arc where the basic conflict is brewing and the reader is beginning to feel the rising tension associated with this conflict.
A struggle between a character and his/her self.
Internal Conflict
What are the types of narrators?
Unreliable narrator, reliable narrator, and observer narrator.
Observer narrator is a narrator who tells the events of the story in either first or third person, but does not feature as one of the major characters in the course of events. Another term for this narrator could be “the witness”. The narrator has only limited knowledge and perspective of an individual.
What is 3rd person Limited POV?
In this type of narration, the narrator does not have an omniscient, unlimited perspective. They may have access to the thoughts and feelings of one character, or none at all.
What is Climax?
the turning point and this third arc effects a change either for the better or for the worse in the protagonist’s situation. In a comedy, the protagonist positively faces his obstacles and there is a great chance that things will turn out well; but in a tragedy, the conflict of the protagonist is worsening which will ultimately turn disastrous for him.
Is a literary device in which a writer uses one thing—usually a physical object or phenomenon—to represent something more abstract or meaningful.
Symbolism
The time and place of a story.
Setting
What is 3rd person omniscient POV?
Third person omniscient" means that the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of every character and can dip in and out of the the internal life of anyone, as needed. Omniscient just means "all-knowing." This type of narrator is more god-like than human, in the sense that their perspective is unlimited
What is 3rd person objective POV?
The narrator does not reveal any character’s thoughts or feelings. Again, readers will be able to understand characters’ thoughts and motivations based on characters’ actions and dialogue, which are narrated; however, the narrator will not explicitly reveal character’s thoughts and/or motivations in narration.
Falling-The conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist is beginning to resolve and unravel. The protagonist either wins or loses to the antagonist.
Conclusion-is the end of the story