Literary Terms 14

Question 1

Formula Fiction

Answer 1

Escapist literature that offer reprieve from everyday experience through excitement, violence, or passion.

Question 2

Dynamic Character

Answer 2

Character in fiction who undergoes some kind of change because of action of the plot

Question 3

Static Character

Answer 3

Character in work of fiction who does not change

Question 4

Flat Character

Answer 4

Character in work of fiction who embodies one or two qualities

Question 5

Round Character

Answer 5

Character in work of fiction who is psychologically complex with competing ideas, values, and possibilities

Question 6

Stock Character

Answer 6

Type of flat character who is easily recognized by type

Question 7

Diction

Answer 7

Refers to writer’s choice of words

Question 8

Editorial omniscience

Answer 8

Omniscient narrator intrudes into narration to evaluate character’s actions and thoughts

Question 9

Neutral Omniscience

Answer 9

Narration that allows characters’ actions and thoughts to speak for themselves

Question 10

Limited Omniscience

Answer 10

Narration restricted to single perspective of major or minor character