point of view, symbol and allegory Flashcards
point of view
describes the narrators position in relation to the story the narrator is telling
second point of view
can be effective, and jemisin employs it here to heighten the intensity and urgency of the situation in which readers find themselves
first person point of view
readers have the most direct experience of what happens in the story according to the narrators interpretation of it
third person point of view
use pronouns such as she, he, it and they
omniscient
if such narrators know what every character thinks and feels, they are omnisicent or all knowing
limited omniscient narrators
however only now and relate what one major or minor character thinks and feels
omniscient narrator
shares what all characters think and feel instead of limiting the narrators perspective to just one character
symbol
are objects, places, events, or characters that have meaning and significance beyond their physical forms
archetypes
these common symbols frequently function
allegory
or an entire literary work in which abstract ideas appear in concreate ways
theme
literature explores important issues and poses questions for us to consider as we are reading it, and these issues and questions establish