Narration
Who is the voice or persona that tells a story?
The narrator
What is the definition of imagery?
The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience.
What textual details make up a character?
Description, dialogue, and behavior.
Define setting
The time and place of a text
What is a sequence of events called?
Define who the speaker is in a story
The voice or persona that speaks in a poem, song, or other forms of literature.
What is the definition of antagonist?
An opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story.
How do you figure out the protagonist of the story?
The character who drives the action--the character whose fate matters most.
Define mood
The emotional tone of a story
What determines the events and details that will be presented to the reader?
Narrators perspective
Define narrative distance
How close/far the narrator is from the story
What is the definition of analogy?
A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.
How do you figure out the main character of the story?
The main character is the central character of the story, the one that the reader follows through the story or account.
What are the feelings created by the setting and plot events called?
Atmosphere
What is an overall emotional feeling by a narrator called?
Tone
What tells you about the speaker/writer’s purpose?
Diction
What is the definition of anaphora?
The repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.
What are the main character groups?
Family, friends, society, identity groups.
They can change, protect, describe, and destroy it.
What is a manipulation of time in a narrative?
Pacing
What enables different interpretations?
Ambiguity
What is the definition of anthropomorphism?
What are the different character types?
The protagonist, the antagonist, the love interest, the confidant, the deuteragonists, the tertiary characters, and the foil.
What does the setting tell you about the writer?
It tells what the writer is thinking and emphasizing.
For a poem, what are the parts separated by lines called?
Stanza