lecture 2

Question 1

character

Answer 1

participant of events in the literary work, PERSONAGE

Question 2

major character

Answer 2

main character

Question 3

minor character

Answer 3

less important character

Question 4

dynamic character

Answer 4

character which changes in the course of the work

Question 5

static character

Answer 5

character which does not change in the course of the work

Question 6

round character

Answer 6

character which is fully developed and exhibits many traits - often both faults and virtues; round characters are typical for large realistic works

Question 7

flat character

Answer 7

one-sided and often stereotypical character (only good or bad, funny or tragic, etc.); we often meet flat characters in Romantic works and short stories

Question 8

protagonist

Answer 8

• the main (usually positive) character in aliterary work, sometimes the term is used just for a major character

Question 9

antagonist

Answer 9

a character or force in conflict with a main (usually positive) character, or protagonist; thus antagonist is normally a negative character, but sometimes the term is used for the character in conflict with the major character, whether positive or not.

Question 10

hero/heroine

Answer 10

in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod. Later, hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice—that is, heroism—for some greater good of all humanity. This definition originally referred to martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence.

Question 11

theme/topic

Answer 11

central message of a literary work (what it is about

Question 12

main idea/ moral

Answer 12

central point the author wants to communicate (what the author wanted to teach us)

Question 13

conflict

Answer 13

struggle between opposing forces

Question 14

internal conflict

Answer 14

conflict inside the character’s soul

Question 15

external conflict

Answer 15

conflict between characters or between the character and society

Question 16

1st person narration

Answer 16

the author tells the story himself / herself, s/he usually is also one of the characters)

Question 17

3rd person narration

Answer 17

we do not know who is telling the story; third-person narration is usually more objective, while first person narration is more subjective and permits the author to express directly his/her viewpoint

Question 18

atmosphere/mood

Answer 18

the feeling (sad, cheerful, frightening, exciting, etc.) created in the reader by a literary work or passage