Key Form NLMG Flashcards
What is meant by dystopian?
Relating to or denoting an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one.
What is meant by Bildungsroman?
A novel dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education.
What is meant by science fiction?
Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes.
What is meant by speculative fiction?
A genre of fiction that encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world, involving supernatural, futuristic or other imagined elements.
What is meant by realism?
The attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly.
What is meant by an unreliable narrator?
A character who tells the reader a story that cannot be taken as the complete truth.
What is meant by the protagonist?
The leading character or one of the major characters in a play, film or novel.
