9A Crash Course Vocabulary

Question 1

Paratext

Answer 1

The physical aspects of how the narrative is delivered. The paratext influences how we enjoy a narrative and helps us to distinguish fiction from reality. (the book, its hardcover binding, bottle/paper in the bottle, the tv playing a vhs tape, playing n64 games on the switch vs the old n64).

Question 2

Narrative

Answer 2

Narrative: Presents a unified sequence of events that add up to something, a plot with some kind of “point”.

Question 3

Tone

Answer 3

Tone: The author’s attitude towards a literary work.

Question 4

Mood

Answer 4

Mood: The feeling the readers take away after reading a piece of literature. Can usually be summed up with one word.

Question 5

Point

Answer 5

Point: The consequence of the story, the reason it gets told. Point is not the same thing as the theme. Point concerns only the fiction while the theme goes beyond the fiction implying something about the real world.

Question 6

Plot

Answer 6

Plot: The connected series of events that make up a story. Normally the connection is made by some sort of causation.

Question 7

Character

Answer 7

Character: An agent who has one or more discernible traits, or qualities of personality

Question 8

Characterization

Answer 8

Characterization: The process by which traits are assigned to characters.

Question 9

Direct Characterization

Answer 9

Direct Characterization: When other characters or narrators give us clues about traits of a particular character.

Question 10

Implied Characterization

Answer 10

Implied Characterization: Character traits that can be assigned based on the actions/speeches/thoughts of the character.

Question 11

Major/Minor Character

Answer 11

Major/Minor Character: You can distinguish between the two depending on their importance to the plot. Major=important Minor=not so important.