literary elements Flashcards
Protagonist?
The main character around whom most of the work revolves.
Antagonist
The person who the protagonist is against.
Major Characters
They are important in the development of the plot (they are important in the story)
Stock or Stereotypical Characters
The author doesn’t need to tell us much about this type of character, because we have encountered them before in other works or in real life.
is a protagonist character a round or flat character?
round
whats the role of a Flat Characters?
to support the main character.
what’s a dynamic character?
a character that develops throughout the story
what is a static character
character does not change much over the course of the story.
what’s a classic hero?
a supernatural person that will win at the end of the movie
what’s a modern hero?
a normal person that does not have any superpowers and that what’s to help others.
what’s a romantic hero?
they reject the expectation of society and does whatever they want.
the anti-hero
Usually the protagonist, but often the reader/listener does not admire his/her traits.
what’s a Tragic-Hero
he character’s tragic end is a result of the flaw(s) within himself.
what’s a conflict?
Without a conflict a story wouldn’t only be boring, but it wouldn’t be a story at all
There are two main categories of conflict
Internal and External
what’s a internal character?
person vs. self
what are the 6 types of external characters?
person vs fate person vs supernatural person vs. society character vs character character vs technology character vs nature
what are the 5 main stages of a plot diagram?
introduction rising action /inciting action climax falling action resolution
what is the setting
it’s the time and place
what’s a theme
it’s the main idea of the story
what does foreshadowing mean?
when the author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story
what’s a flashback?
is when the author reminds us something that happened in the pass.
when do you use dialogue?
when character speaks?
what is a narration?
when the narative speaks
