Literary terms Flashcards
narration
type of writing that tells a story
prose
any writing that is not poetry.
non fiction
prose writing that deals with real people, places, things, and events
auto biography
person’s account of his or her own life or part of it
biography
account of a person’s life or part of it, written or told by another person
fiction
a prose account that is made up rather than true ( novels, short stories)
character
person, or animal in a story, play, or another literary work
protagonist
the main character in a literary work
antagonist
the character in opposition to the protagonist
chronological order
arrangement of events in the order in which they occurred
climax
point of the story that creates the greatest suspense or interest
resolution
part of which the conflict is resolved and the story is coming to an end; the end
conflict
struggle between characters or opposing forces
external conflict
character struggles with an outside force, may be another character, society as a whole, or a natural force
internal conflict
a struggle with the characters own mind, emotions, needs, or desires
flashback
interruption in the present action of a plot to show something that happened at an earlier time
plot
series of related events that make up the story
point of view
the vantage point from which the story is told
setting
time and place of the writing
short story
short, fictional, prose narrative
theme
the general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals
