narrative elements

Question 1

character

Answer 1

a fictional person whose qualities are revealed through description, dialogue and sction

Question 2

protagonist

Answer 2

the chief character in a work on whom our interest centers

Question 3

antagonist

Answer 3

the significant opposing force with which the protagonist is involved in a conflict

Question 4

foil

Answer 4

a character whose attitude, behaviour and opinions compare and contrast with the protagonist

Question 5

setting

Answer 5

the place, time and social circumstance of an incident

Question 6

atmosphere

Answer 6

the prevailing feeling created in a story

Question 7

mood

Answer 7

feelings evoked in a reader

Question 8

allusion

Answer 8

a reference in a literary work to a person, place, thing, event in history or another work of literature

Question 9

archetype

Answer 9

“the original type”, a basic pattern, character or concept common to people of different types and cultures

Question 10

analogy

Answer 10

a comparison of relationships in which an unfamiliar relationship between two things is compared to another relationship between two things

Question 11

genre

Answer 11

a type or kind of story with common characteristics