Literary Terminology Flashcards
_____ is the story and summary of events as they occur in the story. It is what the characters do and what happens to them. _____ incorporates how and why those things happen and the consequences of the characters’ actions.
- Plot
- Setting
- Theme
- Mood
- Tone
- Plot
_____ is the place and time where the events of a drama take place. Sometimes _____ can function as a character or establish the emotional atmosphere, or mood. _____ also includes the historical and cultural moment in which the story takes place, or its social context. _____ serves as the background for the plot.
- Plot
- Setting
- Theme
- Mood
- Tone
- Setting
_____ is the complex understanding of an issue or idea as presented by the subject of a story. It is the point or the argument the writer is trying to make. It is related to but different from the subject. Where the subject of a story is specific to the setting, the plot, and the characters, the _____ is the broad philosophical issue explored by the characters’ story.
- Plot
- Setting
- Theme
- Mood
- Tone
- Theme
Refers to the atmosphere of a literary work. The _____ usually expresses some type of emotion, such as fear or dread.
- Plot
- Setting
- Theme
- Mood
- Tone
- Mood
Refers to the author’s attitude towards his subject. _____ can include sarcastic, light-hearted, dramatic, passionate, or ironic.
Author’s _____ can shape the reader’s reaction to events in the story, including plot, characters, and setting.
- Plot
- Setting
- Theme
- Mood
- Tone
- Tone
Point of View: (I, we, my)
- First person
- Second person
- Third person
- First person
Point of View: (you)
- First person
- Second person
- Third person
- Second person
Point of View: (she, he, they, it)
- First person
- Second person
- Third person
- Third person
This point of view can be omniscient (all-knowing) or limited omniscient (can see inside the mind of some characters, but not all of them). Sometimes these styles are mixed in the same novel or short story.
