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Points of View
Literary Genres
Plot Elements
Misc. Lit. Terms
Characterization
100
Often used in autobiographical and memoir writing, this point of view is generally seen as too casual for most academic and formal writing.
What is First Person?
100
This genre of literature is intended to be performed, and relies upon the performer to convey the author's meaning.
What is drama?
100
The "high point" in the development of the plot, this is often described as the moment of crisis, and marks the turning point in the action.
What is the climax?
100
This literary device draws a direct comparison between two things, often using "like" or "as."
What is a simile
100
This (typically minor) character in a work of fiction does not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story.
What is a flat character?
200
This point of allows readers to know the thoughts and feelings of every character.
What is the Third-Person Omniscient point of view?
200
This form of literature uses linguistic patterns to evoke a response in the reader, in addition to conveying meaning.
What is poetry?
200
This part of the plot consists of a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
What is rising action?
200
This literary device draws an indirect comparison between two things by saying the one thing IS the other.
What is a metaphor?
200
This type of fictional character is one whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.
What is a round character?
300
The most commonly used in fiction, this point of view gives the reader insight into a single character's thoughts and feelings.
What is the Third-Person Limited point of view?
300
This genre gives the reader a detailed description or account of someone's life; a subgenre includes texts composed by the subject of the account. It is intended to be nonfiction.
What is a biography?
300
This part of the plot occurs after the moment of crisis has been reached, as the action moves toward the resolution of the conflict.
What is falling action?
300
This literary devices uses one (typically tangible) thing to stand for another (often intangible) thing or idea.
What is a symbol?
300
In this TYPE OF CHARACTERIZATION, the author makes statements about a character's personality and TELLS the reader what the character is like.
What is direct characterization?
400
Almost never used in fiction, this point of view requires the narrator to address the reader directly.
What is the Second Person point of view?
400
This genre told the stories of knights, dragons, quests, magic, spells, wizards, heroic deeds; it dramatized serious moral and political issues through its allegorizing powers, psychological and theological complexities through its symbolism.
What is a romance?
400
This part of the plot gives "background information," such as setting and direct characterization.
What is exposition?
400
This literary device uses vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas. It often appeals to one or more of the senses.
What is imagery?
400
In this TYPE OF CHARACTERIZATION, the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him.
What is indirect characterization?
500
The rarest in fiction writing, this point of view is used when the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue.
What is the Objective point of view?
500
The most common type of text we read in this class, this broad category of literature consists of such genres as the short story or novel. It typically uses a form of language which applies ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech
What is prose?
500
This moment in plot development occurs when the primary conflict of the story is introduced.
What is the inciting incident?
500
This literary device refers to the general atmosphere or emotional condition which the reader is supposed to "feel" from the text.
What is mood?
500
This fictional character is based on a common literary or social stereotype. These characters often rely heavily on cultural types or names for their personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics.
What is a stock character?